corruptness

Thân thiện

A judge's corruptness was exposed when he accepted a bribe.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Lack of integrity or honesty; susceptibility to bribery: The quality or state of being morally unsound, dishonest, or willing to act dishonestly for personal gain, especially through bribery.
   • The state of being corrupt: The condition of having been debased, perverted, or made impure from an original, sound, or honest state.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The investigation revealed the deep corruptness within the city's administration.
  • His reputation was ruined by the corruptness of his financial dealings.
  • The corruptness of the data made the study's conclusions unreliable.

Advanced Usage

• Moral corruptness: Refers specifically to a decay or perversion of ethical principles.
  • The novel explores the moral corruptness that absolute power can bring.
• Inherent corruptness: Suggests the dishonesty or impurity is a fundamental, built-in quality.
  • Critics argued the system's inherent corruptness made true reform impossible.

Variants and Related Words

• Corrupt (adj/verb): Dishonest for personal gain; to cause to become dishonest or impure.
  • a corrupt official; to corrupt a file.
• Corruption (n): The broader process or practice of being corrupt, often used for systemic issues.
  • political corruption; data corruption.
• Incorruptible (adj): Incapable of being corrupted, especially morally.
  • an incorruptible judge.

Synonyms

• Dishonesty: Lack of honesty or integrity.
• Venality: Susceptibility to bribery.
• Degeneracy: Moral or cultural decline.
• Depravity: Moral corruption; wickedness.

Antonyms

• Incorruptibility: The quality of being honest and unable to be bribed.
• Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
• Probity: The quality of having strong moral principles; honesty and decency.

Related Phrases

• A culture of corruptness: Describes an environment where dishonest practices are normalized.
  • The company failed due to a culture of corruptness that started at the top.
• To expose the corruptness: To reveal the dishonesty within a system or person.
  • The journalist's goal was to expose the corruptness in the awarding of public contracts.

Học thuật

Noun

1. lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
2. the state of being corrupt

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