Corruptible — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being corrupted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈʊlɑːts/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈʌptɪbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈʌptɪbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kjˈʊlɑːts/.

Examples

corruptible judges
dishonest politicians
a purchasable senator

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purchasable dishonest bribable venal

Parts of Speech

adjective

capable of being corrupted

“corruptible judges”

Word Forms

corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
corruptibility	noun	the capability of being corrupted
bribe	verb	make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
venality	noun	prostitution of talents or offices or services for reward

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bestechlich

korrupt sein kann

🇮🇹Italian

corruttibile

suscettibile di essere corrotto

🇳🇱Dutch

corrumpeerbaar

in staat om beschadigd te raken

🇵🇹Portuguese

corruptível

capaz de ser corrompido

🇷🇺Russian

тленный

способный быть испорченным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनाशशील

भ्रष्ट होने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

দূষিত

দূষিত হতে সক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

சிதைக்கக்கூடிய

சிதைக்கும் திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

పాడైన

పాడు చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रष्ट

भ्रष्ट होण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રષ્ટ

ભ્રષ્ટ થવા માટે સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟ

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಗೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಮರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദുഷിച്ച

ദുഷിപ്പിക്കാൻ കഴിവുള്ള

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟ

ਖਰਾਬ ਹੋਣ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

خراب کرنے والا

خراب ہونے کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

易腐烂的

能够被损坏

🇯🇵Japanese

腐敗しやすい

破損する可能性がある

🇰🇷Korean

부패하기 쉬운

부패할 수 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dễ hư hỏng

có khả năng bị hỏng

🇹🇭Thai

เสียหายได้

สามารถเสียหายได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

mudah rusak

mampu dirusak

🇲🇾Malay

rosak

mampu dirosakkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابل للفساد

قادرة على الفساد

🇮🇷Persian

قابل فساد

قادر به فاسد شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

bozulabilir

bozulmaya müsait

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוּשׁחָת

מסוגל להיות מושחת

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