corruption

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• /kəˈɹʌpʃən/
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Borrowed from French corruption, from Latin corruptiō, equivalent to corrupt + -ion.

194 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: korrupsie — the act of impairing integrity
• Aghwan: 𐔱𐔼𐕂𐔴𐕚𐕒𐕡𐕎 (bic̣esun) — the act of impairing integrity
• Amharic: ብልሽት (bəlšət) — the act of impairing integrity
• Arabic: فَسَاد (fasād) — the act of impairing integrity
• Asturian: corrupción — the act of impairing integrity
• Basque: ustelkeria — the act of impairing integrity
• Belarusian: разбэ́шчанне (razbéščannje) — the act of impairing integrity
• Belarusian: разбэ́шчванне (razbéščvannje) — the act of impairing integrity
• Bulgarian: развраще́ние (razvrašténie) — the act of impairing integrity
• Catalan: corrupció — the act of impairing integrity
• Chinese Mandarin: 腐敗 /腐败 (fǔbài) — the act of impairing integrity
• Cornish: legryas — the act of impairing integrity
• Czech: poškození — the act of impairing integrity
• Finnish: korruptio — the act of impairing integrity
• French: corruption — the act of impairing integrity
• French: pourriture — the act of impairing integrity
• Galician: corrupción — the act of impairing integrity
• German: Verderbnis — the act of impairing integrity
• German: Verdorbenheit — the act of impairing integrity
• German: Verkommenheit — the act of impairing integrity
• German: Verworfenheit — the act of impairing integrity
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍂𐌴𐌹 (riurei) — the act of impairing integrity
• Greek: διαφθορά (diafthorá) — the act of impairing integrity
• Hungarian: romlás — the act of impairing integrity
• Hungarian: megromlás — the act of impairing integrity
• Hungarian: romlottság — the act of impairing integrity
• Indonesian: korupsi — the act of impairing integrity
• Italian: corruzione — the act of impairing integrity
• Javanese: korupsi — the act of impairing integrity
• Latin: corruptiō — the act of impairing integrity
• Latin: corruptēla — the act of impairing integrity
• Luxembourgish: Korruptioun — the act of impairing integrity
• Malay: rasuah — the act of impairing integrity
• Mongolian: завхрал (zavxral) — the act of impairing integrity
• Nepali: भ्रष्टाचार (bhraṣṭācār) — the act of impairing integrity
• Occitan: corrupcion — the act of impairing integrity
• Polish: zepsucie — the act of impairing integrity
• Portuguese: corrupção — the act of impairing integrity
• Russian: развраще́ние (razvraščénije) — the act of impairing integrity
• Russian: растле́ние (rastlénije) — the act of impairing integrity
• Russian: по́рча (pórča) — the act of impairing integrity
• Spanish: corrupción — the act of impairing integrity
• Swedish: korruption — the act of impairing integrity
• Tagalog: korupsiyon — the act of impairing integrity
• Tagalog: katiwalian — the act of impairing integrity
• Ottoman Turkish: افساد (ifsad) — the act of impairing integrity
• Ottoman Turkish: فساد (fesâd) — the act of impairing integrity
• Ukrainian: розбе́щення (rozbéščennja) — the act of impairing integrity
• Ukrainian: розбе́щування (rozbéščuvannja) — the act of impairing integrity
• Welsh: llygredd — the act of impairing integrity
• Yiddish: קאָרופּציע (koruptsye) — the act of impairing integrity
• German: Verderbung — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• German: Verderben — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• German: Fäulnis — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Ancient Greek: φθορά (phthorá) — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Hungarian: rontás — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Hungarian: megrontás — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Hungarian: rombolás — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Mongolian: ялзрал (jalzral) — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• Russian: по́рча (pórča) — the act of making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration
• German: Verderbnis — the product of corruption; putrid matter
• Hungarian: rothadó/rothadt/elrothadt/romlott anyag — the product of corruption; putrid matter
• Hungarian: romlás — the product of corruption; putrid matter
• Hungarian: rothadás — the product of corruption; putrid matter
• Russian: по́рченное (pórčennoje) — the product of corruption; putrid matter
• German: Fäulnis — the decomposition of biological matter
• German: Zersetzung — the decomposition of biological matter
• Hungarian: rothadás — the decomposition of biological matter
• Mongolian: ялзрал (jalzral) — the decomposition of biological matter
• Russian: разложе́ние (razložénije) — the decomposition of biological matter
• Albanian: korrupsion — seeking bribes
• Arabic: فَسَاد (fasād) — seeking bribes
• Armenian: կաշառակերություն (kašaṙakerutʻyun) — seeking bribes
• Armenian: կոռուպցիա (koṙupcʻia) — seeking bribes
• Assamese: দুৰ্নীতি (durniti) — seeking bribes
• Azerbaijani: korrupsiya — seeking bribes
• Belarusian: кару́пцыя (karúpcyja) — seeking bribes
• Bengali: দুর্নীতি (durniti) — seeking bribes
• Bulgarian: кору́пция (korúpcija) — seeking bribes
• Burmese: အဂတိလိုက်စားမှု (a.ga.ti.luikca:hmu.) — seeking bribes
• Catalan: concussió — seeking bribes
• Chinese Cantonese: 貪污 /贪污 (taam1 wu1) — seeking bribes
• Chinese: 貪污 /贪污 (tham-ù / tham-u) — seeking bribes
• Chinese Mandarin: 貪污 /贪污 (tānwū) — seeking bribes
• Czech: corupce — seeking bribes
• Danish: korruption — seeking bribes
• Dutch: corruptie — seeking bribes
• Estonian: korruptsioon — seeking bribes
• Finnish: lahjonta — seeking bribes
• French: corruption — seeking bribes
• French: concussion — seeking bribes
• Georgian: კორუფცია (ḳorupcia) — seeking bribes
• German: Korruption — seeking bribes
• German: Bestechlichkeit — seeking bribes
• German: Vorteilsnahme — seeking bribes
• German: Vorteilsannahme — seeking bribes
• Greek: διαφθορά (diafthorá) — seeking bribes
• Gujarati: ભ્રષ્ટાચાર (bhraṣṭācār) — seeking bribes
• Hebrew: שְׁחִיתוּת (shkhitút) — seeking bribes
• Hindi: भ्रष्टाचार (bhraṣṭācār) — seeking bribes
• Hungarian: korrupció — seeking bribes
• Hungarian: korrumpálódás — seeking bribes
• Hungarian: vesztegetés — seeking bribes
• Hungarian: megvesztegetés — seeking bribes
• Icelandic: spilling — seeking bribes
• Indonesian: penyuapan — seeking bribes
• Indonesian: korupsi — seeking bribes
• Indonesian: rasuah — seeking bribes
• Italian: corruzione — seeking bribes
• Japanese: 汚職 (oshoku) — seeking bribes
• Japanese: 涜職 (tokushoku) — seeking bribes
• Kannada: ಭ್ರಷ್ಟಾಚಾರ (bhraṣṭācāra) — seeking bribes
• Kazakh: жемқорлық (jemqorlyq) — seeking bribes
• Kazakh: коррупция (korrupsiä) — seeking bribes
• Khmer: អំពើពុករលួយ (ʼɑmpəə puk rɔɔrɔluəy) — seeking bribes
• Khmer: កំហូច (kɑmhouc) — seeking bribes
• Khmer: សំណូក (sɑmnouk) — seeking bribes
• Korean: 부패 (bupae) — seeking bribes
• Korean: 부정부패 (bujeongbupae) — seeking bribes
• Kyrgyz: коррупция (korruptsiya) — seeking bribes
• Kyrgyz: жемкорлук (jemkorluk) — seeking bribes
• Lao: ການສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ (kān sǭ lāt bang lūang) — seeking bribes
• Lao: ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ (sǭ lāt bang lūang) — seeking bribes
• Lao: ການກິນການໂກງ (kān kin kān kōng) — seeking bribes
• Latvian: korupcija — seeking bribes
• Lithuanian: korupcija — seeking bribes
• Macedonian: корупција (korupcija) — seeking bribes
• Malay: korupsi — seeking bribes
• Malayalam: അഴിമതി (aḻimati) — seeking bribes
• Marathi: भ्रष्टाचार (bhraṣṭācār) — seeking bribes
• Mongolian: авлига (avliga) — seeking bribes
• Nepali: भ्रष्टाचार (bhraṣṭācār) — seeking bribes
• Norwegian Bokmål: korrupsjon — seeking bribes
• Odia: ଦୁର୍ନୀତି (durniti) — seeking bribes
• Iranian Persian: فَساد (fasâd) — seeking bribes
• Iranian Persian: فِساد (fesâd) — seeking bribes
• Polish: korupcja — seeking bribes
• Portuguese: corrupção — seeking bribes
• Punjabi: ਭ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ (bhriśṭācār) — seeking bribes
• Romanian: corupție — seeking bribes
• Russian: корру́пция (korrúpcija) — seeking bribes
• Russian: прода́жность (prodážnostʹ) — seeking bribes
• Russian: взя́точничество (vzjátočničestvo) — seeking bribes
• Russian: мздои́мство (mzdoímstvo) — seeking bribes
• Russian: лихои́мство (lixoímstvo) — seeking bribes
• Serbo-Croatian: кору̀пција — seeking bribes
• Serbo-Croatian: korùpcija — seeking bribes
• Slovak: korupcia — seeking bribes
• Slovene: korupcija — seeking bribes
• Spanish: corrupción — seeking bribes
• Spanish: corruptela — seeking bribes
• Swedish: korruption — seeking bribes
• Tagalog: korupsiyon — seeking bribes
• Tajik: коррупсия (korrupsiya) — seeking bribes
• Tajik: фасод (fasod) — seeking bribes
• Tamil: ஊழல் (ūḻal) — seeking bribes
• Tatar: коррупция (qorruptsiyä) — seeking bribes
• Telugu: లంచం (lañcaṁ) — seeking bribes
• Tetum: korrupsaun — seeking bribes
• Thai: คอร์รัปชัน (kɔɔ-ráp-chân) — seeking bribes
• Thai: การโกงกิน (gaan-goong-gin) — seeking bribes
• Thai: การทุจริต (gaan-tút-jà-rìt) — seeking bribes
• Thai: ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง (chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang) — seeking bribes
• Turkish: yolsuzluk — seeking bribes
• Turkmen: korrupsiýa — seeking bribes
• Ukrainian: кору́пція (korúpcija) — seeking bribes
• Urdu: خَرابی (xarābī) — seeking bribes
• Urdu: بَد عُنْوانی (bad 'unvānī) — seeking bribes
• Urdu: بَدْعُنْوانی (bad'unvānī) — seeking bribes
• Uzbek: korrupsiya — seeking bribes
• Uzbek: fasod — seeking bribes
• Vietnamese: tham nhũng — seeking bribes
• Vietnamese: tham ô — seeking bribes
• Vietnamese: hối lộ — seeking bribes
• Yiddish: קאָרופּציע (koruptsye) — seeking bribes
• Finnish: korruptio — (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
• German: Datenschaden — (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
• German: Datenbeschädigung — (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
• German: Datenkorruption — (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
• Hungarian: adatsérülés — (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
• Hungarian: adatromlás — (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
• Hungarian: adatvesztés — (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
• Hungarian: adatveszteség — (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
• Russian: поврежде́ние да́нных (povreždénije dánnyx) — (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
• Spanish: daño de datos — (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
• German: Verfall — the act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct
• Russian: па́дание (pádanije) — the act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct
• Chinese Mandarin: 訛變 /讹变 (ébiàn) — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• German: Korruptel — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• German: Korruptele — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• German: verderbte Stelle — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• Latin: corruptēla — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• Portuguese: corruptela — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.
• Vietnamese: biến thể — (linguistics) a debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.