corrupt

²corrupt

adj

Definition of CORRUPT

1

a : morally degenerate and perverted : depraved b : characterized by improper conduct (as bribery or the selling of favors) <corrupt judges>

2

: putrid, tainted

3

: adulterated or debased by change from an original or correct condition <a corrupt version of the text>

— cor·rupt·ly \-ˈrəp(t)-lē\ adverb

— cor·rupt·ness \-ˈrəp(t)-nəs\ noun

Examples of CORRUPT

1. The country's justice system is riddled with corrupt judges who accept bribes.
2. corrupt cops who sell drugs
3. the country's corrupt legal system
4. a corrupt version of the text
5. a corrupt computer file that no longer works properly

Origin of CORRUPT

Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin corruptus

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to CORRUPT

Synonyms: debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, dissolute, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped

Antonyms: pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

Related Words: bent [chiefly British], crooked, cutthroat, dishonest, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous; contaminated, spoiled, tainted; bad, evil, immoral, iniquitous, miscreant, nefarious, sinful, vicious, wicked

Near Antonyms: incorruptible; ethical, honest, principled; good, moral, righteous, virtuous

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