The difference between Corruption and Rot

When used as nouns, corruption means the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle, whereas rot means the process of becoming rotten.

Rot is also verb with the meaning: to suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

check bellow for the other definitions of Corruption and Rot

  1. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.

  2. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.

  3. Corruption as a noun:

    The product of corruption; putrid matter.

  4. Corruption as a noun:

    The decomposition of biological matter.

  5. Corruption as a noun:

    The seeking of bribes.

  6. Corruption as a noun (computing):

    The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.

  7. Corruption as a noun:

    The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct

    Examples:

    "a corruption of style"

    "corruption in language"

  8. Corruption as a noun (linguistics):

    A debased or nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, mishearing, etc.

  9. Corruption as a noun:

    Something that is evil but is supposed to be good.

  1. Rot as a verb (intransitive):

    To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

  2. Rot as a verb (intransitive):

    To decline in function or utility.

  3. Rot as a verb (intransitive):

    To deteriorate in any way.

    Examples:

    "I hope they all rot in prison for what they've done."

  4. Rot as a verb (transitive):

    To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially decomposed by natural processes.

    Examples:

    "to rot vegetable fiber"

  5. Rot as a verb (transitive, figurative):

    To spend a long period of time (in an unpleasant place).

    Examples:

    "to rot in jail"

    "to rot in prison"

    "to rot in Hell"

  6. Rot as a verb (transitive):

    To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.

  1. Rot as a noun:

    The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.

  2. Rot as a noun:

    Any of several diseases in which breakdown of tissue occurs.

  3. Rot as a noun:

    Verbal nonsense.

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