definition of
corruption

[1] #1 corruption n. [corruptness] lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain. wn

[2] #2 corruption n. [putrescence, putridness, rottenness] in a state of progressive putrefaction. wn

[3] #3 corruption n. decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation). wn

[4] #4 corruption n. [degeneracy, depravation, depravity, putrefaction] moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration"; "its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity"; "Rome had fallen into moral putrefac. wn

[5] #5 corruption n. [subversion] destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; "corruption of a minor"; "the big city's subversion of rural innocence". wn