Corrupting

/kəˈrʌptɪŋ/

Meaning & Definition

verb

Causing to become morally or ethically wrong or depraved.

The corrupting influence of greed can lead to unethical decision-making.

Impairing the integrity or functioning of something.

The software was corrupting files, causing them to become unreadable.

Bringing someone into disrepute or leading them astray.

He feared that his son's friends were corrupting his values.

From the Latin 'corruptus', meaning 'broken' or 'destroyed'.

corrupting influence

An effect that leads someone to act unethically.

corrupting power

The ability to lead to immoral actions due to authority.

corruption

The process of corrupting or the state of being corrupt.

depravity

Moral corruption; wickedness.

immorality

The state of not being moral.

Selling out.

He was accused of corrupting by selling out to the highest bidder.

Going off the deep end.

After hanging out with the wrong crowd, she started corrupting her values.