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corruptness
cor·rupt C0662700 (kə-rŭpt′)adj.1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.2. Venal or dishonest: a corrupt mayor.3. Containing errors or alterations, especially ones that prevent proper understanding or use: a corrupt translation; a corrupt computer file.4. Archaic Tainted; putrid.v. cor·rupt·ed, cor·rupt·ing, cor·rupts v.tr.1. To ruin morally; pervert: "The argument that modern life consists of a menu of horrors by which we are corrupted ... is a founding idea of the critique of modernity" (Susan Sontag).2. To destroy or subvert the honesty or integrity of, as by offering bribes: "Our politics has been corrupted by money and suffused with meanness" (Peter Edelman).3. a. To cause to become rotten; spoil: "There was a strange smell in the room, high and slightly sweet, like perfume corrupted in the bottle" (Bella Bathurst).b. Archaic To render impure; contaminate.4. a. To alter from original or proper form: "Strangers named them the Chippewa, which was corrupted to Ojibway" (Paul Theroux).b. Computers To damage (data) in a file or on a disk.v.intr. To become corrupt.
[Middle English, from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpere, to destroy : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + rumpere, to break; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]
cor·rupt′er, cor·rup′tor n.cor·rup′tive adj.cor·rupt′ly adv.cor·rupt′ness n.Synonyms: corrupt, debase, debauch, deprave, pervert, vitiate
These verbs mean to ruin utterly in character or quality: was corrupted by power; debased himself by taking the bribe; a youth debauched by drugs; led a life depraved by sensual indulgence; perverted her talent by her pursuit of commercial success; a laudable goal vitiated by dishonest means.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | corruptness - the state of being corruptdishonor, dishonour - a state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor" | | 2. | corruptness - lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gaincorruptioninfection - moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"venality - prostitution of talents or offices or services for rewarddishonesty - the quality of being dishonestjobbery - corruptness among public officialsincorruption, incorruptness - characterized by integrity or probity |
corruptnessnounDeparture from what is legally, ethically, and morally correct:corruption, dishonesty, improbity.Informal: crookedness.EncyclopediaSeecorruptcorruptness
Related to corruptness: debauchedSynonyms for corruptnessnoun departure from what is legally, ethically, and morally correctSynonyms- corruption
- dishonesty
- improbity
- crookedness
Synonyms for corruptnessnoun the state of being corruptRelated Wordsnoun lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery)SynonymsRelated Words- infection
- venality
- dishonesty
- jobbery
Antonyms- incorruption
- incorruptness
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