Corrupting Meaning in English

word · lemma: corrupt

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Definición

Causing someone or something to become dishonest, immoral, or no longer pure. It can refer to people, systems, or values being made bad or impure.

Uso & Matices

Often used in formal, academic, or moral discussions. Common collocations: 'corrupting influence', 'corrupting power'. Can describe both literal (e.g. money corrupting officials) and metaphorical (media corrupting youth) situations.

• Spanish: corrompiendo
• Portuguese (BR): corrompendo
• Portuguese (PT): corrompendo
• Chinese (Simplified): 腐蚀（使道德败坏） - 腐败（使变坏）
• Chinese (Traditional): 腐蝕（使道德敗壞） - 腐敗（使變壞）
• Hindi: भ्रष्ट कर रहा है
• Arabic: يفسد
• Bengali: দূষিত করছে - বিকৃত করছে
• Russian: развращающий - развращающий (морально) - коррупционный (перен.)
• Japanese: 堕落させる - 腐敗させる
• Vietnamese: làm sa ngã - làm tha hoá
• Korean: 타락시키는 - 부패시키는
• Turkish: yozlaştıran - bozucu
• Urdu: بگاڑنے والا - خراب کرنے والا
• Indonesian: merusak - mengkorupsi

Oraciones de Ejemplo

Some people think violent video games are corrupting children.

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Power can be corrupting if people are not careful.

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He worries that bad friends are corrupting his son.

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Many warned that too much money was corrupting the system.

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Social media has a reputation for corrupting public debate.

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There's something corrupting about unlimited power—it changes people.

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