Meaning

4 senses
  1. Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.

  2. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

    The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.

    korrupt

    коррумпи́рованныйkorrumpírovannyj, прода́жныйprodážnyj

    корумпо́ванийkorumpóvanyj, прода́жнийprodážnyj

  3. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

    The text of the manuscript is corrupt.

    It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.

    испо́рченныйispórčennyj, повреждённыйpovreždjónnyj

    зіпсо́ванийzipsóvanyj

  4. In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound.

More definitions
  • lacking in integrity
  • touched by rot or decay
  • containing errors or alterations
  • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive

Examples

201 sentences
  1. The file is corrupt.

    Файл ушкоджений. — deniko

    ruФайл повреждён. — Balamax

    deDie Datei ist beschädigt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Do you think all officials are corrupt?

  3. The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition is little better.

    ruПравящая партия коррумпирована, но и оппозиция не намного лучше. — marafon

    deDie Regierung ist korrupt, aber die Opposition ist kaum besser. — lilygilder

  4. The party in power is corrupt, but the opposition isn't much better.

    ruПравящая партия коррумпирована, но и оппозиция не намного лучше. — marafon

  5. Our system is corrupt.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
in a depraved state:
with lots of errors in it:
Русский
By meaning 2
in a depraved state:
with lots of errors in it:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in a depraved state:

Origin

From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (

From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).

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Forms

more corrupt, most corrupt
Comparativemore corrupt Lesson
Superlativemost corrupt Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • touched by rot or decay:tainted
  • containing errors or alterations:corrupted
  • not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive:crooked

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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