corruption

🇺🇸 /kəˈrʌpʃn/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈrʌpʃn/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
C1

dishonest or illegal actions by people in power

The government is working to stop corruption among officials.

C1

making someone change from good to bad behavior

The corruption of young minds by bad influences is a serious problem.

R

a changed form of a word from its original

Language corruption happens when words change over time.

R

data that is damaged or changed by mistake in a computer

File corruption can cause important data to be lost.

translation

n. dishonest or illegal actions by people in power; making someone change from good to bad behavior; a changed form of a word from its original; data that is damaged or changed by mistake in a computer

Word Forms

Plural corruptions