decay vs corruption

corruption vs decay

decay and corruption both are nouns.

decay is a verb but corruption is not a verb.

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

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

decay: the process of gradually becoming inferior
corruption: decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)

Other hyponyms of decay include caries, cavity, dental caries, tooth decay, breakdown, decomposition, putrefaction, rot, rotting, dilapidation, ruin, spoilage, spoiling.

decay (noun)	corruption (noun)
the organic phenomenon of rotting	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current	inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
the process of gradually becoming inferior	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying	decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
	in a state of progressive putrefaction

decay (verb)	corruption (verb)
fall into decay or ruin
lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
undergo decay or decomposition

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