corrupted
kəˈrʌptɪd
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Definition of corrupted - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
dishonestydishonest or willing to act dishonestly
  • The corrupted judge accepted bribes.
deceitful dishonest
2.
moralitymade impure or morally degenerate
  • The corrupted officials were caught taking bribes..
debased depraved tainted
3.
errorsRarecontaining errors or alterationsRare
  • The corrupted file could not be opened.
damaged degraded tainted
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Origin of corrupted

Latin, corruptus (spoiled)

Terms with corrupted included in their meaning

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religion morality
state of being morally or spiritually corrupted or tainted
corruption
corrupted by money from special interests
moral corruption
morally corrupted or defiled
decay
become completely decayed or corrupted
ethics
turned from the right path or corrupted
corrupt
corrupted morally or ethically
easily corrupted
capable of being corrupted or degraded
technology
incorrect or corrupted information produced during collection, storage, or processing of data

Examples of corrupted in a sentence

  • A corrupted manager embezzled company funds.
  • The corrupted data was unusable.
  • A corrupted system can harm the entire organization.
  • The corrupted data led to a system crash.
  • He discovered the corrupted document after the download.

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  1. French:corrompu, perverti, ...
  2. German:korrupt, beschädigt, ...
  3. Italian:corrotto, alterato, ...
  4. Spanish:corrupto, corrompido, ...
  5. Portuguese:corrupto, depravado, ...
  6. Chinese:腐败的, 损坏的, ...
  7. Japanese:腐敗した, 破損した, ...
  8. Arabic:فَاسِد, مُنْحَرِف أَخْلَاقِيًّا, ...
  9. Hebrew:מֻשְׁחָת, מוּשְׁחָת, ...
  10. Russian:коррумпированный, развращенный, ...
  11. Ukrainian:корумпований, розбещений, ...
  12. Hindi:भ्रष्ट, पतित, ...
corrupt
kəˈrʌpt

Definition of corrupt - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

1.
dishonestwilling to act dishonestly for personal gain
  • The corrupt official accepted bribes from companies.
dishonest fraudulent unethical
2.
flawedcontaining errors or alterations
  • The corrupt file could not be opened.
debased spoiled tainted
3.
immoralmorally depraved or degenerate
  • He was known for his corrupt lifestyle.
dishonest unethical

Verb

tr.
1.
influence negativelymake someone dishonest or immoral
  • He tried to corrupt the officials with money..
debase deprave pervert
2.
briberymake illegal payments for favors or influence
  • They tried to corrupt the official with a large sum of money.
bribe suborn
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Expressions with corrupt

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mind that is morally depraved
The villain's corrupt mind led him to commit heinous crimes.
dishonest or illegal behavior especially in a position of power
The investigation revealed several corrupt practices within the government.
computer document whose data is damaged or changed so it fails to work
The program crashed after trying to open a corrupt file.

Origin of corrupt

Latin, corruptus (spoiled) + -us (suffix)

Examples of corrupt in a sentence

  • A corrupt judge can undermine the entire legal system.
  • The backup contained several corrupt records.
  • We restored the database from a corrupt archive.
  • The corrupt official was finally arrested.
  • Corrupt practices have ruined the organization.
  • The power-hungry leader sought to corrupt the entire system.

View all translations of corrupt

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  1. French:corrompu, corrompre, ...
  2. German:korrupt, korrumpieren, ...
  3. Italian:corrotto, corrompere, ...
  4. Spanish:corrupto, pervertir, ...
  5. Portuguese:corrupto, corromper, ...
  6. Chinese:腐败的, 堕落, ...
  7. Japanese:腐敗した, 腐敗させる, ...
  8. Arabic:فاسِد, أَفْسَدَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:מֻשְׁחָת, לְהַשְׁחִית, ...
  10. Russian:коррумпированный, коррумпировать, ...
  11. Ukrainian:корумпований, корумпувати, ...
  12. Hindi:भ्रष्ट, भ्रष्ट करना, ...

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