ROTTENNESSES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word rottennesses. (close relations)
rottenness
Best Alternatives
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| corruption | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||
| decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||
| decomposition | nounn | |||||
noun • the analysis of a vector field • in a decomposed state • (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • the organic phenomenon of rotting | ||||||
| degeneration | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality • the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities • passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form | ||||||
| degradation | nounn | |||||
noun • changing to a lower state (a less respected state) • a low or downcast state | ||||||
| deterioration | nounn | |||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||
| disintegration | nounn | |||||
noun • in a decomposed state • a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system • separation into component parts • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation • total destruction | ||||||
| festering | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus • a fluid product of inflammation | ||||||
| putrefaction | nounn | |||||
noun • a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles | ||||||
| spoilage | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the amount that has spoiled • the process of becoming spoiled • the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||||||
| putrescence | nounn | |||||
noun • in a state of progressive putrefaction • the quality of rotting and becoming putrid | ||||||
| putridness | nounn | |||||
noun • in a state of progressive putrefaction | ||||||
Best Hypernyms For ROTTENNESSES
Alternatives for CORRUPTION
- depravity
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- adulteration
- bastardization
- bribery
- contamination
- corruptness
- debasement
- decay
- decomposition
- defilement
- degeneracy
- depravation
- deterioration
- dirtying
- erosion
- evil
- impurity
- putridness
- rent-seeking
- rot
- rottenness
- rotting
- ruining
- sinfulness
- soiling
- spoiling
- subversion
- wickedness
- worsening
- destroying
- tainting