Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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corruption | Yes | No | No | No |
debasement | Yes | No | No | No |
corruption (noun) | debasement (noun) |
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destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity | changing to a lower state (a less respected state) |
inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | being mixed with extraneous material; the product of adulterating |
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 |