corrupted
Made rotten within
Corrupted describes something altered from its original, proper, or pure state—usually for the worse.
Data becomes corrupted when errors make files unreadable: The hard drive crashed and corrupted my photos.
Text is corrupted when copying errors distort it over time.
A corrupted official has been morally compromised, typically through bribery.
The word implies decay from something once sound or whole.
Made impure by contaminants
- impureNot wholly clean
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
- taintedContaminated, made impure
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
infected · toxic · poisoned · fouled · unclean · unsafe · hazardous · perverted
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
nepotism · cronyism · graft · scandal · exploitation · malfeasance · misconduct · venality
Confused and unintelligible
- illegibleCannot be read
- unreadableCannot be deciphered
- scrambledMixed into disorder
- gibberishUnintelligible speech or writing
mangled · distorted · fragmentary · incomplete · truncated · glitched · degraded · manuscript
Harmful computer programs
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- spywareHidden surveillance program
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
keylogger · botnet · exploit · backdoor · rootkit · infection · hacking · payload
Sudden violent impact
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
RAID · recovery · sector · disk · file · database · memory · storage
Gradual wearing away
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
- spoilageFood degradation process
blight · wither · atrophy · decline · crumble · oxidation · rust · degradation
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
- kleptocracyState-sponsored looting system
oligarchy · autocracy · regime · dictatorship · censorship · propaganda · rigged · puppet
polluted
Made impure by contaminants
- impureNot wholly clean
- adulteratedDiluted with inferior substances
- taintedContaminated, made impure
spoiled · infected · toxic · poisoned · fouled · unclean · unsafe · hazardous · perverted · debased
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- extortionObtaining through threats
kickback · nepotism · cronyism · graft · scandal · exploitation · malfeasance · misconduct · venality · falsification
garbled
Confused and unintelligible
- illegibleCannot be read
- unreadableCannot be deciphered
- scrambledMixed into disorder
gibberish · mangled · distorted · fragmentary · incomplete · truncated · glitched · degraded · manuscript · palimpsest
malware
Harmful computer programs
- wormLimbless soil invertebrate
- ransomwareHostage-taking code
- spywareHidden surveillance program
virus · keylogger · botnet · exploit · backdoor · rootkit · infection · hacking · payload · quarantine
crash
Sudden violent impact
- checksumError-detecting calculated value
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- restoreReturn to earlier state
fragmentation · RAID · recovery · sector · disk · file · database · memory · storage · packet
erosion
Gradual wearing away
- deteriorationProcess of declining quality
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- disintegrationProcess of breaking apart
spoilage · blight · wither · atrophy · decline · crumble · oxidation · rust · degradation · rotting
tyranny
Oppressive, absolute governance
- despotismAbsolute one-person rule
- authoritarianismConcentrated, unchecked governmental power
- oppressionUnjust exercise of power
kleptocracy · oligarchy · autocracy · regime · dictatorship · censorship · propaganda · rigged · puppet · cronies
- malfunction termsbroke, crashed, failed, froze, glitched
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, out of order, nonfunctional
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- taintedtainted, contaminated, polluted, poisoned, impure
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
- glitchedbuggy, pixelated, artifact, crashed, lagged
corruptedincorruptible
Impossible to morally compromise
uncorrupted · honest · virtuous · upright · ethical
corrupteduncorrupted
Not spoiled or debased
intact · undamaged · functional · valid · whole
corruptedpure
Unmixed, without impurities
pristine · untainted · unpolluted · unspoiled · unadulterated
- government corruptionOfficials exploiting public trust
- corrupt copsDishonest law enforcement officers
- power corruptsDominion morally degrades wielders
- police corruptionOfficers abusing their authority
- political corruptionOfficials exploiting public power
- corruption chargesAllegations of abuse of power
corrupt, corruption, corrupting, uncorrupted, corrupts, incorruptible, corrupter, corruptible, corruptions