corruption

[ kuh-ruhp-shuhn ]
/ kəˈrʌp ʃən /

noun

Origin of corruption

1300–50; Middle English corrupcio(u)n (< Anglo-French) < Latin corruptiōn-, stem of corruptiō. See corrupt, -ion

ANTONYMS FOR corruption

1–3 purity.
3, 4 honesty.

OTHER WORDS FROM corruption

an·ti·cor·rup·tion, noun, adjective o·ver·cor·rup·tion, noun pre·cor·rup·tion, noun

Words nearby corruption

corrugator, corrugator muscle, corrupt, corrupt practices act, corruptible, corruption, corruption of blood, corruptionist, corrèze, corsac, corsage

Example sentences from the Web for anti-corruption

British Dictionary definitions for anti-corruption

corruption
/ (kəˈrʌpʃən) /

noun

the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
moral perversion; depravity
dishonesty, esp bribery
putrefaction or decay
alteration, as of a manuscript
an altered form of a word

Derived forms of corruption

corruptionist, noun