corruptness
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6.2
- noun
- /kəˈrʌptnəs/
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corrupción
- This is how "political correctness" (aka political corruptness) is endangering our sovereignty, national security, economy, and world stability.
So once we get to the elite level, the fakeness goes, but then the corruptness takes over.
- So once we get to the elite level, the fakeness goes, but then the corruptness takes over.
Examples
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This is best done by having lectures and branch discussions enlightening the youth as to the corruptness of this system of society and the theory of a Soviet system of society.
Academic text (1995) -
Our country just seems to accept corruptness.
Blog text (11) -
So we still have that corruptness going on in the White House.
Blog text (16) -
You have tried to blend in or be a human, safe, but even as a child you knew you were different, filled with dark corruptness.
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So once we get to the elite level, the fakeness goes, but then the corruptness takes over.
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He he has no shame and he doesn't even hide his corruptness policy switch for money.
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But Obama loves playing golf with the banksters who wrote his legislation through the evil corruptness of Dodd-Frank.
Blog text (19) -
An important Judeo-Christian perspective is provided in chapter 6 of Genesis, which records that God looked with great disfavor on the corruptness and violence of humanity and determined to "destroy all flesh" by means of a great flood.
Academic text (1995) -
The corruptness of some officials undermines public trust in the government.
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Many people are frustrated by the corruptness that has become so common in politics.
Synonyms
46
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
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4.6
A situation where people lose moral principles and act badly
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9.9
To accept bribes and use power for personal gain
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7.0
Secret actions that are dishonest or unfair to get what you want
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8.7
Dishonest behaviour that aims to get money or other unfair personal gain
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8.1
Being dishonest and unfair in a way that harms others
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6.9
Dishonest or secret behavior that seems against the law
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6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Behavior that hides the truth to mislead people
A state of being dirty, spoiled, or having a damaged reputation
Antonyms
How Corrupt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Corruptness comes from the Latin corrumpere, which means 'to spoil' or 'to break', and it shares the bold root rupt found in words like rupture and bankrupt. So, corruptness describes a 'broken' or 'spoiled' state of honesty when people act dishonestly.