corruption

noun
UK: /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
US: /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/

  1. Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people.

    1. The corruption was all over the city.
    2. The journalist exposed widespread corruption in the government with solid proofs.

  2. The act of making someone or something become dishonest or immoral.

    1. The corruption of youth is a serious problem.
    2. Exposure to such violent content contributes to the corruption of young minds in society.

  3. The process by which something, especially information on a computer, becomes damaged or impossible to use.

    1. Data corruption caused the system to crash.
    2. The file was lost due to data corruption after the unexpected power outage yesterday.

Synonyms

depravity fraud immorality decay dishonesty
corruption transitive-verb

  1. To cause to become dishonest or immoral.

    1. Don't let money corrupt you.
    2. Power can corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely, so be careful with authority.

  2. To change something so that it is less pure or valuable.

    1. The original text was corrupted over time.
    2. The company's values became corrupted as it grew to prioritize profits over ethics now.

  3. To damage or ruin something.

    1. Viruses can corrupt computer files.
    2. A software error corrupted the entire database so they had to restore it from backups.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "corruption" in English means: Dishonest or illegal behavior, especially by powerful people., The act of making someone or something become dishonest or immoral., The process by which something, especially information on a computer, becomes damaged or impossible to use..

The phonetic transcription of "corruption" is /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/ in British English and /kəˈrʌp.ʃən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "corruption": depravity, fraud, immorality, decay, dishonesty.

Example usage of "corruption": "The corruption was all over the city.". More examples on the page.