Corruption
Corruption noun - Immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society.
Usage example: Socrates was put to death because the ancient Athenians believed he was spreading corruption to their youth
Rectitude is an antonym for corruption.
Rectitude
Rectitude noun - Conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong.
Usage example: encouraged the graduates to go on to live lives of unimpeachable rectitude and integrity
How words are described
| moral | moral corruption | moral rectitude |
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