corruption
(noun)
noun
1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
Similar word(s): corruptness
Definition categories: attribute, dishonesty
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
Similar word(s): putrescence, putridness, rottenness
Definition categories: state, putrefaction, rot
3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
Definition categories: process, decay
4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
- the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
Similar word(s): degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction
Definition categories: attribute, immorality
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
- corruption of a minor
Similar word(s): subversion
Definition categories: act, debasement, degradation
6. 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
Definition categories: act, inducement, inducing