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corrupted

adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kəˈɹʌptɪd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌptɪd
  • CMU ARPABET: K ER0 AH1 P T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corrupt

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Dishonest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deceptive, mendacious

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Containing errors.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, software

Examples

  • It proved impossible to recover any data from the corrupted disk.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: contaminated, corrupt, tainted, adulterated, common, corrupted, mixed, polluted, sophisticated

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

past participle of corrupt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

ruined in character or quality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: debased, vitiated

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

containing errors or alterations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a corrupt text
  • spoke a corrupted version of the language

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: corrupt

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 貪腐 /贪腐 (tānfǔ) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腐敗 /腐败 (fǔbài) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Chinese Mandarin: 貪污 /贪污 (tānwū) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Finnish: korruptoitunut — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • French: corrompu — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • German: korrupt — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • German: korrumpiert — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Japanese: 汚職の (oshoku-no) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Latin: corruptus — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Latin: vitiōsus — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Polish: zepsuty — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Polish: zdeprawowany — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Russian: коррумпи́рованный (korrumpírovannyj) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Russian: прода́жный (prodážnyj) — Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • Finnish: korruptoitunut — Dishonest
  • Finnish: epärehellinen — Dishonest
  • Finnish: korruptoitunut — Containing errors
  • Māori: hāmate — Containing errors
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