corruption.

1. The breakdown or spoiling of organic matter.

2. Dishonest use of entrusted power or responsibility for improper advantage.

3. Unintended alteration that makes data or a text unreliable or incorrect.

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Words that belong together

• bodily corruption
• corruption of flesh

On the page

The smell of bodily corruption rose when they lifted the covering.

No winter cold had halted the corruption of the flesh.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Usually uncountable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.