Definition of corruption Corruption

/kɚʌˈpʃʌn/ - [kerupshun] - cor•rup•tion

We found 21 definitions of corruption from 5 different sources.

What does corruption mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: corruption
corruption - 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"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefaction"
		degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
		immorality the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
corruption - 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"
		subversion
		debasement, degradation changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
corruption - inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering"
corruption - decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
corruption - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
		corruptness
		incorruption, incorruptness characterized by integrity or probity
		corrupt lacking in integrity; "humanity they knew to be corrupt...from the day of Adam's creation"; "a corrupt and incompetent city government"
		incorrupt free of corruption or immorality; "a policeman who was incorrupt and incorruptible"
		dishonesty lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing
		infection (international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
		venality prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward
corruption - in a state of progressive putrefaction
		putrescence, putridness, rottenness
		putrefaction, rot a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

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Wiktionary

corruption (Noun)
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
corruption (Noun)
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
corruption (Noun)
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
corruption (Noun)
The decomposition of biological matter.
corruption (Noun)
The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
corruption (Noun)
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.
corruption (Noun)
A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
corruption (Noun)
Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

corruption (n.)
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
corruption (n.)
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
corruption (n.)
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.
corruption (n.)
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a corruption of style; corruption in language.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

corruption
The destruction of data as a result of imperfections in software, storage or transmission processes.
corruption
The practice of unlawful or improper use of influence or power.