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corruptibility

corruptibility

8.2
How easily people or organizations become dishonest and accept bribes
  • noun
  • /kəˌrʌptəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : corruptibilidad
  • In this story, the main character reflects on the corruptibility of his once noble ideals.

And Colombia was had the perfect setup for that that he could exploit in terms of kind of geography corruptibility potentially.

Examples

  • The lover represents the artwork, and he will partake of something eternal in an aspirational process that must nonetheless fail; the corruptibility of his body and mind compromises it over time.

    Academic text (2018)
  • And Colombia was had the perfect setup for that that he could exploit in terms of kind of geography corruptibility potentially.

  • Obama seems to have a case of national naivete concerning the corruptibility of power and commerce, or an acceptance of our inability to combat it.

    Blog text (22)
  • In it, Olasky professes an overtly Christian view of the corruptibility of human nature and recommends that policy toward poverty stress the tough love of uncompromisingly requiring work and moral improvement from the poor, just as our ancestors did years ago.

    Academic text (1997)
  • The corruptibility of politicians often leads to public distrust in the government.

  • During the discussion, we examined the corruptibility of institutions and how it impacts society.

Synonyms

venality
vscorruptibility
  • Formal
3 9.9

To accept bribes and use power for personal gain

is a general tendency to be easily influenced toward wrongdoing

Antonyms

1 9.1

Being honest and refusing bribes

How Corruptible

vulnerability
156 5.1
corruptibility
8.2
incorruptibility
  • Formal
1 9.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

corruptibility = corruptible (transparent) = corruptible + ity

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'corruptible' using the productive suffix '-ity' to denote a quality or state.

Etymology

Corruptibility comes from a Latin idea of 'breaking' or 'spoiling' and shares the root rupt meaning 'break' with the English word rupture. So, to say something has corruptibility is to say it is easy to be 'broken' or 'spoiled' morally, which explains its modern meaning of being easy to corrupt.