# corrupted

Pronunciation: US say "kuh-RUP-tid" /kəˈɹʌptɪd/; UK

## Adjective

1. Containing errors, especially in stored data that has been damaged and can no longer be read or used correctly.
   - Simple: Damaged or full of errors, so a file or signal no longer works correctly.
   - _Engineers spent the night recovering data from a corrupted backup drive._
   - _The download finished, but the archive turned out to be corrupted._
2. Marked by deep immorality and depravity; morally rotten to the core.
   - Simple: Having very bad morals and willing to do cruel or evil things.
   - _The biographer painted the dictator as a corrupted man indifferent to human life._
   - _Power and excess had left the court thoroughly corrupted._
3. Behaving dishonestly; lacking honesty or integrity, especially in matters of public trust.
   - Simple: Willing to lie, cheat, or take bribes for personal gain.
   - _Investigators exposed a corrupted procurement office that steered contracts to friends._
   - _The newspaper argued that the whole licensing board had grown corrupted._

## Verb

4. Past participle of corrupt. — past participle of corrupt
   - Simple: Past participle of corrupt. Use this form after "have," "has," "had," or "was."
   - _Years of bribery had corrupted the entire planning department._
   - _The recording was corrupted by a faulty cable midway through the session._

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