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corruption definition
corruption |
Grep of noun corruption corruption incorruption Overview of noun corruption The noun corruption has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) corruptness, corruption -- (lack of integrity or honesty; esp susceptibility to bribery; use of a position of trust for dishonest gain) 2. putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption -- (in a state of progressive putrefaction) 3. corruption -- (decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)) 4. corruption, degeneracy, depravity -- (moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles: "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity") 5. corruption, subversion -- (destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence") Overview of noun corruption The noun corruption has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) corruptness, corruption -- (lack of integrity or honesty; esp susceptibility to bribery; use of a position of trust for dishonest gain) 2. putrescence, putridness, rottenness, corruption -- (in a state of progressive putrefaction) 3. corruption -- (decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)) 4. corruption, degeneracy, depravity -- (moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles: "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels; its opium parlors; its depravity") 5. corruption, subversion -- (destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence")
corruption definition