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| NOUN | 1 | corruption, corruptness | Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery) |
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| 2 | corruption, putrescence, putridness, rottenness | In a state of progressive putrefaction | |
| 3 | corruption | Decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) | |
| 4 | corruption, degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction | Moral perversion | |
| 5 | corruption, subversion | Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty | |
| 6 | corruption | Inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony) |
| Sounds | kerah'pshahn |
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| Rhymes | Aachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn... |
| Meaning | Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery). Use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. |
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| Synonyms | corruptness |
| Contrary | incorruptness, incorruption |
| Broader | dishonesty |
| Narrower | infection; venality; jobbery |
| Attributes | corrupt; incorrupt |
| Meaning | In a state of progressive putrefaction. |
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| Synonyms | putrescence, putridness, rottenness |
| Broader | putrefaction, rot |
| Meaning | Decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation). |
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| Broader | decay |
| Meaning | Moral perversion. Impairment of virtue and moral principles. |
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| Examples | "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes" |
| Synonyms | degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction |
| Broader | immorality |
| Meaning | Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty. Undermining moral integrity. |
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| Examples | "corruption of a minor" |
| Synonyms | subversion |
| Broader | degradation, debasement |
| Verbs | corrupt |
| Meaning | Inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony). |
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| Examples | "he was held on charges of corruption and racketeering" |
| Broader | inducement, inducing |
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