SOFT ROT Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase soft rot. (close relations)
Definition of SOFT ROT
Best Alternative Words for SOFT ROT
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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 | ||||||||
| deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| spoliation | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) the intentional destruction of a document or an alteration of it that destroys its value as evidence • the act of stripping and taking by force | ||||||||
