sleaze

sliːz

Definition

Definition of sleaze - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dishonestyimmoral activities in politics or business

The election was marred by sleaze and corruption.

corruption

scandal

immoralitylow moral standards or behavior

The politician was involved in a sleaze scandal.

corruption

depravity

immorality

characterperson with low moral standards

He's such a sleaze, always lying and cheating.

rogue

scoundrel

villain

vulgarity

Dated

cheap and vulgar material

Dated

The magazine was full of sleaze.

tawdriness

vulgarity

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sleaze factor

sleazy aspect of a political situation

The campaign was marred by a high sleaze factor.

Origin of sleaze

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Examples of sleaze in a sentence

Reports of sleaze in the administration shocked the public.
The magazine was full of sleaze and gossip.
The film was criticized for its sleaze and vulgarity.
Don't trust that sleaze with your credit card.
The reporter exposed the sleaze at the center of the scandal.
The film was criticized for its sleaze.

He avoided the sleaze of tabloid journalism.

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French:corruption, dépravation, ...
German:Skandal, Schmutz, ...
Italian:corruzione, depravazione, ...
Spanish:corrupción, inmoralidad, ...
Portuguese:corrupção, viscoso, ...
Chinese:肮脏勾当, 不道德行为, ...
Japanese:汚職, 不道徳, ...
Arabic:فساد, سفالة, ...
Hebrew:שְׁחִיתוּת, הִתְנַהֲגוּת מֻשְׁחֶתֶת, ...
Russian:аморальность, мерзавец, ...
Ukrainian:аморальність, розпуста, ...
Hindi:अनैतिकता, नैतिक पतन, ...
Bengali:দুর্নীতি, নৈতিক অধঃপতন, ...
Catalan:corrupció, depravació, ...
Czech:korupce, nemravnost, ...
Danish:korruption, umoral, ...
Dutch:smerigheid, immoraliteit, ...
Greek:διαφθορά, ανηθικότητα, ...
Hungarian:piszkos ügy, erkölcstelenség, ...
Khmer:អំពើអសីលធម៌, ភាពអសីលធម៌, ...
Korean:부패, 비리, ...
Persian:فساد, فساد اخلاقی, ...
Polish:korupcja, niemoralność, ...
Portuguese (BR):corrupção, canalha, ...
Romanian:corupție, comportament imoral, ...
Swedish:slem, omoral, ...
Thai:เรื่องสกปรก, ความเสื่อมทรามทางศีลธรรม, ...
Turkish:yolsuzluk, rezillik, ...
Vietnamese:bê bối, sự sa đọa, ...

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