corrupted

cor·rupt·ed
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/kəˈɹʌptɪd/

adjective

Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

“It proved impossible to recover any data from the corrupted disk.”

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corruptdeceptivemendaciouscontaminatedtaintedadulteratedcommonmixed
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Meanings

adjectivecorrupted (comparative more corrupted, superlative most corrupted)

comparative more corrupted · superlative most corrupted

  1. Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

    Synonyms: corrupt

  2. Dishonest.

    Synonyms: deceptive, mendacious

  3. computingContaining errors.

    It proved impossible to recover any data from the corrupted disk.

    Synonyms: contaminated, corrupt, tainted, adulterated, common, contaminated, mixed, polluted

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of corrupt

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved.

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corrupt

adjectiveDishonest.

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deceptivemendacious

adjectiveContaining errors.

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contaminatedcorrupttaintedadulteratedcommoncontaminatedmixedpollutedsophisticatedtainted

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivecontaining errors or alterations

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corruptimperfect

adjectiveruined in character or quality

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debasedvitiatedcorrupt
Also see
aberrantadulteratedcommoncontaminatedcorruptdebaseddecadentimmoralimperfectmixednoughtpollutedreprobatesophisticatedtaintedunethical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 貪腐 /贪腐, 腐敗 /腐败
  • 貪腐 /贪腐 (tānfǔ)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • 腐敗 /腐败 (fǔbài)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • 貪污 /贪污 (tānwū)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Finnish korruptoitunut, korruptoitunut
  • korruptoitunutMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • korruptoitunutDishonest
  • epärehellinenDishonest
  • korruptoitunutContaining errors
French corrompu
  • corrompuMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
German korrupt, korrumpiert
  • korruptMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • korrumpiertMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Japanese 汚職の
  • 汚職の (oshoku-no)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Latin corruptus, vitiōsus
  • corruptusMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • vitiōsusMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Māori hāmate
  • hāmateContaining errors
Polish zepsuty, zdeprawowany
  • zepsutyMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • zdeprawowanyMarked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Russian коррумпи́рованный, прода́жный
  • коррумпи́рованный (korrumpírovannyj)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
  • прода́жный (prodážnyj)Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved
Cite this entry
APA

corrupted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrupted

MLA

“corrupted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrupted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corrupted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corrupted.

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