corruptie

Meaning

1. (feminine,uncountable) corruption, perversion of integrity through compromise, bribery or conflict of interest
2. (feminine,uncountable) moral corruption, moral perversion

Hyphenated as

cor‧rup‧tie

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɔˈrʏp.si/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch corruptie, from Old French corruption, from Latin corruptiō: from corrumperen + -tie.

Sentences

Waarom zouden mijn kiezers moeten lijden onder hun fraude , hun corruptie en hun inefficiëntie ?

Why should my constituents suffer for their fraud, their corruption, and their inefficiency?

Er is een correlatie tussen corruptie in een land en armoede in datzelfde land .

There is a correlation between corruption in a country and poverty in that same country.

Het systeem is inderdaad niet transparant en gaat al tientallen jaren gebukt onder corruptie .

The system is, indeed, not transparent and is burdened with decades of corruption.