corrupt

What it means

1. Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
2. In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals.

   The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.

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   The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.

   1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 6:11

   At what ease Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt To swear against you.

   1613 (date written), William Shakespeare, [John Fletcher], “The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]

3. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state.

   The text of the manuscript is corrupt.

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   It turned out that the program was corrupt - that's why it wouldn't open.

In a sentence

The government here is corrupt, so we'll emigrate to escape them.

Where it comes from

1. Latincorruptus
2. Middle Englishcorrupten
3. Englishcorrupt

From Middle English corrupten, derived from Latin corruptus, past participle of corrumpō (“to destroy, ruin, injure, spoil, corrupt, bribe”), from com- (“together”) + rumpō (“to break in pieces”).