corruption

/kɚˈʌpʃən/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. in a state of progressive putrefaction
3. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
4. moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
   “the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”
5. destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
   “corruption of a minor”
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”

Synonyms for corruption

• corruptness
• putrescence
• putridness
• rottenness
• degeneracy
• depravation
• depravity
• putrefaction
• subversion

Words that rhyme with corruption

• eruption
• disruption
• interruption
• anticorruption