corruption

CEFRB2

/kəˈɹʌpʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Dishonest behavior by people who use power for personal gain.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The product of corruption; putrid matter.

Examples

  • The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.

  • What is most troublesome is the corruption of the best.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity.

  2. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.

  3. The decomposition of biological matter.

More examples

In context

  • a corruption of style

  • corruption of innocence

  • It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions of monasteries, […] to exite popular indignation against them.

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French corruption, from Latin corruptiō, equivalent to corrupt + -ion.