corruption — dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈrʌpʃən/
Korean meaning: 부패, 타락, 부정행위
Korean pronunciation: 커**럽**션
Example Sentences
- The detective discovered that even the police chief was involved in the corruption network.
- The company's IT department blamed the system crash on data corruption, but everyone suspected it was actually caused by the intern who spilled coffee on the server.
- The anti-corruption campaign has significantly reduced bribery in government offices.
corruption
NOUN//kəˈrʌpʃən//
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery
A politician secretly accepts corruption money from a businessman in his office
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Origin
From Latin 'corruptio', derived from 'corrumpere' meaning 'to break apart' or 'to spoil'. The word combines the prefix 'com-' (together) with 'rumpere' (to break), originally referring to physical decay before shifting to moral and ethical degradation.
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“The detective discovered that even the police chief was involved in the corruption network.”
“The company's IT department blamed the system crash on data corruption, but everyone suspected it was actually caused by the intern who spilled coffee on the server.”
“The anti-corruption campaign has significantly reduced bribery in government offices.”
“His corruption of the English language was so creative that even Shakespeare would have been confused.”
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