corrupt vs corruption

corruption vs corrupt

corrupt is not a noun while corruption is a noun.

corrupt is an adjective but corruption is not an adjective.

corrupt is a verb but corruption is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corrupt	No	Yes	Yes	No
corruption	Yes	No	No	No

corrupt (noun)	corruption (noun)
	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
	inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
	decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
	in a state of progressive putrefaction

corrupt (adjective)	corruption (adjective)
lacking in integrity
not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive
containing errors or alterations
touched by rot or decay

corrupt (verb)	corruption (verb)
alter from the original
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

Difference between corrupt and corruption

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