infection vs corruptness

corruptness vs infection

infection and corruptness both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of infection include corruption.

infection (noun)	corruptness (noun)
moral corruption or contamination	lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure	the state of being corrupt
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 infection and corruptness

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