English Dictionary

Definition of “corruption

corruption (kəˈrʌpʃənPronunciation for corruption

Definitions

noun

  1. the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
  2. moral perversion; depravity
  3. dishonesty, esp bribery
  4. putrefaction or decay
  5. alteration, as of a manuscript
  6. an altered form of a word

Alternative Forms

corˈruptionist noun

Quotations

  • "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark" William Shakespeare
  • "All rising to great place is by a winding stair" Francis Bacon
  • "One rotten apple spoils the barrel"

Translations

  • British English: corruption Pronunciation for corruption Corruption is dishonesty and illegal behaviour by people in positions of power.The President was charged with corruption.kəˈrʌpʃən NOUN The President was charged with corruption.
  • Spanish: corrupción Pronunciation for corrupción nf
  • French: corruption Pronunciation for corruption nf
  • German: Korruption Pronunciation for Korruption nf
  • Chinese: 腐败Pronunciation for 腐败 n
  • Arabic: فَسَادPronunciation for فَسَاد n
  • Portuguese: corrupçãoPronunciation for corrupção nf
  • Russian: разложениеPronunciation for разложение nnt
  • Croatian: korupcijaPronunciation for korupcija nf
  • Czech: korupcePronunciation for korupce nf
  • Danish: korruptionPronunciation for korruption nutr
  • Dutch: corruptiePronunciation for corruptie nf
  • Finnish: korruptioPronunciation for korruptio n
  • Greek: διαφθοράPronunciation for διαφθορά nf
  • Italian: corruzionePronunciation for corruzione nf
  • Japanese: 腐敗行為Pronunciation for 腐敗行為 n
  • Korean: 타락Pronunciation for 타락 n
  • Norwegian: korrupsjonPronunciation for korrupsjon nm
  • Polish: korupcjaPronunciation for korupcja nf
  • Brazilian Portuguese: corrupçãoPronunciation for corrupção nf
  • European Spanish: corrupción Pronunciation for corrupción nf
  • Swedish: korruptionPronunciation for korruption nutr
  • Thai: การทุจริตPronunciation for การทุจริต n
  • Turkish: yozlaşmaPronunciation for yozlaşma n
  • Vietnamese: sự tham nhũngPronunciation for sự tham nhũng n

Usage examples

  • She had repeated her vague statements about local government corruption.
    Lewis, Roy, A Trout in the Milk (1986)
  • Compared with almost everywhere else in the world, there was hardly any corruption.
    Country Life (2004)
  • Mr Redmond (76), from Castleknock, is awaiting trial on corruption charges.
    Irish Times (2002)
  • Tsvangirai is promising to revive the economy and end corruption.
    Glasgow Herald (2002)
  • Still to be unravelled, however, was the creeping undergrowth of corruption that had entwined itself around the body politic.
    Malcolm Balen, A VERY ENGLISH DECEIT: The Secret History of the South Sea Bubble and the First Great Financial Scandal (2002)

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