इंग्रजी

corrupt

gb/kɚˈʌpt/ us/kɚˈʌpt/
B1 इंग्रजी
~ 3200
अर्थ
० अर्थ
adjective B1 property
1

Dishonest for personal benefit

Doing bad or illegal things to get money or power.

वापर नमुना: [someone] is corrupt
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'corrupt' with 'bankrupt'. 'Corrupt' is about dishonesty, not money problems.
समानार्थी शब्द
dishonest (A general term for not telling the truth or cheating, without necessarily involving power or authority.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
honest (Describes someone who tells the truth and does not cheat or take bribes.)
सहप्रयोग
corrupt official |corrupt government |corrupt practices |deeply corrupt |morally corrupt
विषय
politics |law |business
उदाहरणे
  • The corrupt mayor accepted bribes from construction companies.
  • Many citizens believe the system is corrupt and unfair.
  • She refused to work with corrupt officials.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The police officer was corrupt.
  • The company fired a corrupt manager.
  • People do not trust corrupt leaders.
क्रियापद B2 action
2

Make someone dishonest for benefit

To make a person do bad or illegal things by giving them money or power.

वापर नमुना: to corrupt [someone/something]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may confuse 'corrupt' with 'interrupt'. They are unrelated in meaning.
समानार्थी शब्द
bribe (Implies offering money or gifts to influence someone, often as part of corruption.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
reform (To improve someone's moral behavior instead of making it worse.)
सहप्रयोग
corrupt the youth |corrupt a judge |corrupt officials
विषय
politics |law |business
उदाहरणे
  • The criminal tried to corrupt the police officer with expensive gifts.
  • Power can easily corrupt a person who is not careful.
  • He was accused of attempting to corrupt jury members.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • Money can corrupt people.
  • The man tried to corrupt the guard.
  • Power can corrupt leaders.
adjective B2 property
3

Damaged and unusable

Broken or changed so it does not work correctly, often used about computer files or data.

वापर नमुना: [something] is corrupt
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may think 'corrupt' here means 'dishonest', but in technology it means broken or unusable.
समानार्थी शब्द
damaged (General term for physical or functional harm, not limited to data.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
intact (Describes something that is complete and undamaged.)
सहप्रयोग
corrupt file |corrupt data |corrupt download
विषय
technology
उदाहरणे
  • The document could not be opened because the file was corrupt.
  • Corrupt data caused the program to crash.
  • He had to reinstall the software after it became corrupt.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • The file is corrupt.
  • I cannot open the corrupt photo.
  • The program stopped because the data is corrupt.
क्रियापद B2 action
4

Damage data or files

To break computer files or data so they do not work right.

वापर नमुना: to corrupt [data/file]
समानार्थी शब्द
damage (General term for causing harm; in computing, 'corrupt' is more specific to errors in data.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
repair (To fix something so it works again.)
सहप्रयोग
corrupt a file |corrupt system files |corrupt memory
विषय
technology
उदाहरणे
  • A virus can easily corrupt important files on your computer.
  • The update corrupted several system files.
  • Improper shutdowns may corrupt the database.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
  • A virus can corrupt your files.
  • The power cut corrupted the game file.
  • Do not turn off the computer; it may corrupt the data.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
corrupt
IPA
GB/kɚˈʌpt/
US/kɚˈʌpt/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
cor - rupt (२ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (cor)
शब्दरूपे
Adjective
  • Base: corrupt
Verb
  • Base: corrupt
  • 3rd Person Singular: corrupts
  • Present Participle: corrupting
  • Past: corrupted
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
corrupts verb corrupting verb corrupted verb
Core family
corruption noun B2 corruptly adverb
Related words
corruptible adjective corruptor noun
Negative and opposite forms
incorruptible adjective
वाक्प्रचार

corrupt to the core

1
/kɚˈʌpt tə ðə kˈɔɹ/
idiom informal

Completely dishonest or immoral

Totally bad and dishonest in every way.

उदाहरणे
  • The organization was corrupt to the core.
  • Some believed the regime was corrupt to the core and could not be saved.

morally corrupt

1
/mˈɔɹəli kɚˈʌpt/
fixed phrase

Having bad moral values

Having very bad ideas about what is right and wrong; doing bad things without feeling guilty.

उदाहरणे
  • He was seen as morally corrupt after the scandal.
  • Many felt the film's hero was morally corrupt despite his charm.

power corrupts

1
/pˈaʊɚ kɚˈʌpts/
fixed phrase

Power makes people dishonest

If a person has too much power, they may start doing bad things.

उदाहरणे
  • They say power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
  • History shows that power corrupts even well-meaning leaders.

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