Corruption is dishonest actions that destroys people's trust in the person or group, like the news of corruption in how your bank is run, that makes you close your account and invest your money somewhere else.
The noun corruption comes from Latin — com, or "with, together," and rumpere, meaning "to break." Corruption breaks your trustworthiness, your good reputation with others, like the news of corruption in the mayor's office that shocked everyone. When you corrupt something that is pure or honest, you take away those qualities. That's why "corruption of minors" is a serious offense in our legal system.
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lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain
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inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony)
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decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation)
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