The politician pushed for reform by denouncing the corruption of the government officials.
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Corruption
//kəˈɹʌpʃən//
Synonyms for "corruption" (292 found)
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Strong matches (87)
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Translations
191 translations across 84 languages.
Aghwan
1 entries- 𐔱𐔼𐕂𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Albanian
1 entries- korrupsion noun (seeking bribes)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- φθορά noun (the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration)
Arabic
2 entries- فَسَاد noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- فَسَاد noun (seeking bribes)
Armenian
2 entries- կաշառակերություն noun (seeking bribes)
- կոռուպցիա noun (seeking bribes)
Assamese
1 entries- দুৰ্নীতি noun (seeking bribes)
Asturian
1 entries- corrupción noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- korrupsiya noun (seeking bribes)
Basque
1 entries- ustelkeria noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Belarusian
3 entries- кару́пцыя noun (seeking bribes)
- разбэ́шчанне noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- разбэ́шчванне noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Bengali
1 entries- দুর্নীতি noun (seeking bribes)
Bulgarian
2 entries- кору́пция noun (seeking bribes)
- развраще́ние noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Burmese
1 entries- အဂတိလိုက်စားမှု noun (seeking bribes)
Catalan
2 entries- concussió noun (seeking bribes)
- corrupció noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Chinese
1 entries- 貪污 /贪污 noun (seeking bribes)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 貪污 /贪污 noun (seeking bribes)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 腐敗 /腐败 noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- 貪污 /贪污 noun (seeking bribes)
Cornish
1 entries- legryas noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Czech
2 entries- corupce noun (seeking bribes)
- poškození noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Danish
1 entries- korruption noun (seeking bribes)
Dutch
1 entries- corruptie noun (seeking bribes)
Estonian
1 entries- korruptsioon noun (seeking bribes)
Finnish
3 entries- korruptio noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- korruptio noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- lahjonta noun (seeking bribes)
French
4 entries- concussion noun (seeking bribes)
- corruption noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corruption noun (seeking bribes)
- pourriture noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Galician
1 entries- corrupción noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Georgian
1 entries- კორუფცია noun (seeking bribes)
German
4 entries- Bestechlichkeit noun (seeking bribes)
- Datenbeschädigung noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- Datenkorruption noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- Datenschaden noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
Gothic
1 entries- 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹 noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Greek
2 entries- διαφθορά noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- διαφθορά noun (seeking bribes)
Gujarati
1 entries- ભ્રષ્ટાચાર noun (seeking bribes)
Hebrew
1 entries- שְׁחִיתוּת noun (seeking bribes)
Hindi
1 entries- भ्रष्टाचार noun (seeking bribes)
Hungarian
4 entries- adatromlás noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- adatsérülés noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- adatveszteség noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
- adatvesztés noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
Icelandic
1 entries- spilling noun (seeking bribes)
Indonesian
4 entries- korupsi noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- korupsi noun (seeking bribes)
- penyuapan noun (seeking bribes)
- rasuah noun (seeking bribes)
Iranian Persian
2 entries- فَساد noun (seeking bribes)
- فِساد noun (seeking bribes)
Italian
2 entries- corruzione noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corruzione noun (seeking bribes)
Japanese
2 entries- 汚職 noun (seeking bribes)
- 涜職 noun (seeking bribes)
Javanese
1 entries- korupsi noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Kannada
1 entries- ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ noun (seeking bribes)
Kazakh
2 entries- жемқорлық noun (seeking bribes)
- коррупция noun (seeking bribes)
Khmer
3 entries- កំហូច noun (seeking bribes)
- សំណូក noun (seeking bribes)
- អំពើពុករលួយ noun (seeking bribes)
Korean
2 entries- 부정부패 noun (seeking bribes)
- 부패 noun (seeking bribes)
Kyrgyz
2 entries- жемкорлук noun (seeking bribes)
- коррупция noun (seeking bribes)
Lao
3 entries- ການກິນການໂກງ noun (seeking bribes)
- ການສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ noun (seeking bribes)
- ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ noun (seeking bribes)
Latin
3 entries- corruptiō noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corruptēla noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corruptēla noun ((linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.)
Latvian
1 entries- korupcija noun (seeking bribes)
Lithuanian
1 entries- korupcija noun (seeking bribes)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Korruptioun noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Macedonian
1 entries- корупција noun (seeking bribes)
Malay
2 entries- korupsi noun (seeking bribes)
- rasuah noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Malayalam
1 entries- അഴിമതി noun (seeking bribes)
Marathi
1 entries- भ्रष्टाचार noun (seeking bribes)
Mongolian
4 entries- авлига noun (seeking bribes)
- завхрал noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- ялзрал noun (the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration)
- ялзрал noun (the decomposition of biological matter)
Nepali
2 entries- भ्रष्टाचार noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- भ्रष्टाचार noun (seeking bribes)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- korrupsjon noun (seeking bribes)
Occitan
1 entries- corrupcion noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Odia
1 entries- ଦୁର୍ନୀତି noun (seeking bribes)
Ottoman Turkish
2 entries- افساد noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- فساد noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Polish
2 entries- korupcja noun (seeking bribes)
- zepsucie noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Portuguese
3 entries- corruptela noun ((linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.)
- corrupção noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corrupção noun (seeking bribes)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ noun (seeking bribes)
Romanian
1 entries- corupție noun (seeking bribes)
Russian
4 entries- взя́точничество noun (seeking bribes)
- корру́пция noun (seeking bribes)
- лихои́мство noun (seeking bribes)
- мздои́мство noun (seeking bribes)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- korùpcija noun (seeking bribes)
- кору̀пција noun (seeking bribes)
Slovak
1 entries- korupcia noun (seeking bribes)
Slovene
1 entries- korupcija noun (seeking bribes)
Spanish
4 entries- corrupción noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- corrupción noun (seeking bribes)
- corruptela noun (seeking bribes)
- daño de datos noun ((computing) the destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media)
Swedish
2 entries- korruption noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- korruption noun (seeking bribes)
Tagalog
3 entries- katiwalian noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- korupsiyon noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- korupsiyon noun (seeking bribes)
Tajik
2 entries- коррупсия noun (seeking bribes)
- фасод noun (seeking bribes)
Tamil
1 entries- ஊழல் noun (seeking bribes)
Tatar
1 entries- коррупция noun (seeking bribes)
Telugu
1 entries- లంచం noun (seeking bribes)
Tetum
1 entries- korrupsaun noun (seeking bribes)
Thai
4 entries- การทุจริต noun (seeking bribes)
- การโกงกิน noun (seeking bribes)
- คอร์รัปชัน noun (seeking bribes)
- ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง noun (seeking bribes)
Turkish
1 entries- yolsuzluk noun (seeking bribes)
Turkmen
1 entries- korrupsiýa noun (seeking bribes)
Ukrainian
3 entries- кору́пція noun (seeking bribes)
- розбе́щення noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- розбе́щування noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Urdu
3 entries- بَد عُنْوانی noun (seeking bribes)
- بَدْعُنْوانی noun (seeking bribes)
- خَرابی noun (seeking bribes)
Uzbek
2 entries- fasod noun (seeking bribes)
- korrupsiya noun (seeking bribes)
Vietnamese
4 entries- biến thể noun ((linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.)
- hối lộ noun (seeking bribes)
- tham nhũng noun (seeking bribes)
- tham ô noun (seeking bribes)
Welsh
1 entries- llygredd noun (the act of impairing integrity)
Yiddish
2 entries- קאָרופּציע noun (the act of impairing integrity)
- קאָרופּציע noun (seeking bribes)
Sample sentences
27 total sentences available.
What is most troublesome is the corruption of the best.
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A man of strong will is not subject to corruption.
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Jason, who was in charge of the project, was dismissed for corruption.
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