Corruption — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

in a state of progressive putrefaction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlpɐbˌɪliz/

🇬🇧British English

/kəɹˈʌpʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kəɹˈʌpʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlpɐbˌɪliz/.

Examples

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rottenness depravity depravation corruptness putridness putrefaction subversion putrescence degeneracy

Antonyms

incorruptness

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

corrupt	adjective	not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
putrescent	adjective	becoming putrid
putrid	adjective	in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; - Somerset Maugham
rotten	adjective	damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
deprave	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
depraved	adjective	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
corrupt	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
subvert	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Korruption

Mangel an Integrität oder Ehrlichkeit (insbesondere Anfälligkeit für Bestechung); Ausnutzen einer Vertrauensstellung zum unlauteren Gewinn

🇪🇸Spanish

corrupción

falta de integridad u honestidad (especialmente susceptibilidad al soborno); uso de una posición de confianza para obtener ganancias deshonestas

🇮🇹Italian

corruzione

mancanza di integrità o onestà (in particolare suscettibilità alla corruzione); utilizzo di una posizione di fiducia per guadagni disonesti

🇳🇱Dutch

corruptie

gebrek aan integriteit of eerlijkheid (vooral vatbaarheid voor omkoping); gebruik van een vertrouwenspositie voor oneerlijk gewin

🇵🇹Portuguese

corrupção

falta de integridade ou honestidade (especialmente suscetibilidade a suborno); uso de uma posição de confiança para ganho desonesto

🇷🇺Russian

коррупция

отсутствие порядочности или честности (особенно склонность к взяточничеству); использование доверительного положения для нечестной выгоды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भ्रष्टाचार

सत्यनिष्ठा या ईमानदारी की कमी (विशेषकर रिश्वतखोरी के प्रति संवेदनशीलता); बेईमानी से लाभ के लिए विश्वास की स्थिति का उपयोग

🇧🇩Bengali

দুর্নীতি

সততা বা সততার অভাব (বিশেষ করে ঘুষের প্রতি সংবেদনশীলতা); অসাধু লাভের জন্য বিশ্বাসের অবস্থানের ব্যবহার

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊழல்

நேர்மை அல்லது நேர்மை இல்லாமை (குறிப்பாக லஞ்சம் வாங்கும் தன்மை); நேர்மையற்ற ஆதாயத்திற்காக நம்பிக்கையின் நிலையைப் பயன்படுத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అవినీతి

చిత్తశుద్ధి లేదా నిజాయితీ లేకపోవడం (ముఖ్యంగా లంచానికి గురికావడం); నిజాయితీ లేని లాభం కోసం నమ్మకమైన స్థానాన్ని ఉపయోగించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

भ्रष्टाचार

सचोटी किंवा प्रामाणिकपणाचा अभाव (विशेषत: लाचखोरीची अतिसंवेदनशीलता); अप्रामाणिक फायद्यासाठी विश्वासाच्या पदाचा वापर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રષ્ટાચાર

પ્રામાણિકતા અથવા પ્રામાણિકતાનો અભાવ (ખાસ કરીને લાંચ માટે સંવેદનશીલતા); અપ્રમાણિક લાભ માટે વિશ્વાસની સ્થિતિનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ

ಸಮಗ್ರತೆ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಲಂಚಕ್ಕೆ ಒಳಗಾಗುವುದು); ಅಪ್ರಾಮಾಣಿಕ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ನಂಬಿಕೆಯ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴിമതി

സമഗ്രതയുടെയോ സത്യസന്ധതയുടെയോ അഭാവം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കൈക്കൂലിക്കുള്ള സാധ്യത); സത്യസന്ധമല്ലാത്ത നേട്ടത്തിനായി വിശ്വാസത്തിൻ്റെ സ്ഥാനം ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ

ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਇਮਾਨਦਾਰੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਰਿਸ਼ਵਤਖੋਰੀ ਲਈ ਸੰਵੇਦਨਸ਼ੀਲਤਾ); ਬੇਈਮਾਨ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرپشن

دیانتداری یا ایمانداری کا فقدان (خاص طور پر رشوت کے لیے حساسیت)؛ بے ایمانی کے فائدے کے لیے اعتماد کی پوزیشن کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐败

缺乏正直或诚实（尤其容易受贿）；利用信任地位获取不诚实的利益

🇯🇵Japanese

腐敗

誠実さまたは誠実さの欠如（特に贈収賄の傾向）。不正な利益のために信頼の地位を利用すること

🇰🇷Korean

부패

진실성 또는 정직성 부족(특히 뇌물 수수에 대한 취약성) 부정직한 이득을 위해 신뢰받는 지위를 이용하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tham nhũng

thiếu liêm chính hoặc trung thực (đặc biệt là dễ bị hối lộ); lợi dụng chức vụ tín nhiệm để thu lợi bất chính

🇹🇭Thai

การทุจริต

การขาดความซื่อสัตย์หรือความซื่อสัตย์ (โดยเฉพาะอย่างยิ่งความอ่อนแอต่อการติดสินบน); การใช้ตำแหน่งที่ไว้วางใจเพื่อผลประโยชน์ที่ไม่สุจริต

🇮🇩Indonesian

korupsi

kurangnya integritas atau kejujuran (terutama kerentanan terhadap suap); penggunaan posisi kepercayaan untuk keuntungan yang tidak jujur

🇵🇭Filipino

katiwalian

kawalan ng integridad o katapatan (lalo na ang pagkamaramdamin sa panunuhol); paggamit ng isang posisyon ng tiwala para sa hindi tapat na pakinabang

🇲🇾Malay

rasuah

kekurangan integriti atau kejujuran (terutamanya mudah terdedah kepada rasuah); menggunakan kedudukan amanah untuk keuntungan yang tidak jujur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فساد

الافتقار إلى النزاهة أو الصدق (وخاصة القابلية للرشوة)؛ استغلال منصب الثقة لتحقيق مكاسب غير شريفة

🇮🇷Persian

فساد

عدم صداقت یا صداقت (به ویژه مستعد بودن در برابر رشوه). استفاده از موقعیت اعتماد برای منافع غیر صادقانه

🇹🇷Turkish

yolsuzluk

doğruluk veya dürüstlük eksikliği (özellikle rüşvete yatkınlık); dürüst olmayan kazanç için güven pozisyonunun kullanılması

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁחִיתוּת

חוסר יושרה או יושר (במיוחד רגישות לשוחד); שימוש במשרת אמון למען רווח לא הגון

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