infection vs corruption

corruption vs infection

infection and corruption both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of infection include corruptness.

infection (noun)	corruption (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure	inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony)
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease	decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound	in a state of progressive putrefaction
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms

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