corruption vs putrefaction

corruption and putrefaction both are nouns.

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

As nouns, corruption and putrefaction are synonyms defined as:

corruption and putrefaction: moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

Other synonyms of corruption include degeneracy, depravation, depravity.

As nouns, putrefaction is a hypernym of corruption; that is, putrefaction is a word with a broader meaning than corruption:

Other hypernyms of corruption include rot.

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