corruptness vs infection

infection vs corruptness

corruptness and infection both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
corruptness	Yes	No	No	No
infection	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, infection is a hyponym of corruptness; that is, infection is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than corruptness:

corruptness: lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
infection: moral corruption or contamination

Other hyponyms of corruptness include venality, jobbery.

corruptness (noun)	infection (noun)
lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain	moral corruption or contamination
the state of being corrupt	(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
	the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
	an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
	(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
	(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
	the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

Difference between corruptness and infection

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