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