corruption

/kə'rəpʃən/ noun
10 letters3 syllables14 points in Scrabble®18 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

In a state of progressive putrefaction.

2

Lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain.

3

Destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity.

“corruption of a minor”

4

Moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles.

“the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”

5

Decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation).

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”

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Related formcorrupt
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Pig Latinorruptioncay
Starts & ends withC … N
Syllablescor · rup · tion
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