Definition
Plural of corruption; multiple instances of dishonest or illegal behavior, or the process of making something morally wrong or impure.
Etymology
Plural form of corruption, from Latin corruptio. The term has been used since Middle English to describe both the act of corrupting and the state of being corrupted, including moral, political, and physical decay.
Kelly Says
Corruption has such a rich history in language—we use it for everything from rotten food to rotten government to computer data that's been damaged, showing how metaphorically flexible the concept is across human experience.
Translations
BNবাংলা
ভ্রষ্টাচার
bhrash-ta-chaar
CACatalà
corrupció
kor-rup-ssion
CSČeština
korupce
kor-upt-se
DADansk
korruption
kor-rup-tion
DEDeutsch
Korruptionen
kor-roo-p-tion-en
ELΕλληνικά
συκοφάντεια
si-ko-fan-tee-a
ESEspañol
corrupciones
kor-roo-p-see-oh-nes
FRFrançais
corruptions
kor-rehp-see-ohn
GUGU
ભ્રષ્ટાચાર
bhrash-ta-chaar
HEעברית
שחיתות
sha-chit-ut
HIहिन्दी
भ्रष्टाचार
bhrash-ta-chaar
HUMagyar
korrupció
kor-roo-p-tsi-o
IDBahasa Indonesia
korupsi
kor-upsi
ITItaliano
corruzioni
kor-roo-tsee-oh-nee
MRMR
भ्रष्टाचार
bhrash-ta-chaar
MSBahasa Melayu
rasuah
ra-suah
NLNederlands
corruptie
kor-roo-p-tee
NONorsk
korrupsjon
kor-rup-sjon
PAPA
ਭ੍ਰષਟਾચਾਰ
bhrash-ta-chaar
PLPolski
korupcja
kor-up-tsee-ya
PTPortuguês
corrrupções
kor-roo-p-sõ-es
RORomână
corupție
kor-u-p-tsee-ya
RUРусский
коррупция
kor-roo-p-tsee-ya
SVSvenska
korruption
kor-rup-tion
SWKiswahili
rushwa
ru-shwa
TAதமிழ்
வஞ்சகம்
van-ja-gam
TEతెలుగు
విచారణ
vi-chaar-na
THไทย
การทุจริต
gaan-tu-chit
TLTL
pagwawalang-kilos
pa-ga-wa-wal-ang-ki-los
TRTürkçe
yasaklar
ya-sak-lar
UKУкраїнська
корупція
kor-up-tsia
VITiếng Việt
sự tham nhũng
su tham-nung
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀sẹ̀
awon eh-seh
ZUZU
ukuphikiswa
u-ku-phi-kis-wa