Corrupt or corrupted? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 10, 2017 · Should I say "the thing is corrupted" or "the thing is corrupt"? Would they carry different meanings? i.e "My hard drive is corrupted, so all of my information is lost" vs "My hard drive is corr...
For computer science, are the files corrupted or corrupt?
Aug 27, 2015 · When it is said that "the files are corrupt", it isn't clear whether the files were corrupt from the time they were created, due to problems with data entry, ETC., or that the files became corrupt …
Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of ...
Jun 24, 2019 · Adjective for 'made of pus' or 'corrupted by pus' or something of something of pus Ask Question Asked 6 years, 9 months ago Modified 2 years, 4 months ago
Word or phrase: To convince others to do wrong
Nov 15, 2018 · You may use the term corrupt: if someone is corrupted by something, it causes them to become dishonest and unjust and unable to be trusted. Corrupt (adj): Someone who is corrupt …
What do you call money earned through unethical sources?
Jul 12, 2014 · Money/Assets/Property that is earned through unethical sources is called ? Money that is earned through bad sources like corrupted politics, corrupted business, ransom money, stolen or …
Word for when one uses the wrong word in a sentence
Nov 23, 2013 · Specifically, I'm looking for the term for when a person uses a word correctly, but intends a different meaning. For example: I empathize with you. When the person really means: I sympathize …
nouns - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jan 2, 2024 · A phobia once meant a medical condition. Unfortunately xenophobia's medical use as fear of foreigners has been corrupted by use as a kind of fancy synonym for racism. Similarly for silly …
What might a pub named "the bull and last" likely be a reference to?
Jun 11, 2023 · We know that the "Goat and Compasses" is corrupted from "God encompasses Us," that "Pig and Whistle" was originally the Saxon "Piga and Wassail," equivalent to "a lass and a glass" or …
The ability to understand another's emotions is called empathy. The ...
Jan 4, 2024 · And, frankly, it is impossible to understand a mind which would reject "enlogossy" in favour of these gallimaufries, coined in an evil hour, which are nothing but the fruit of "corrupted bastard …
Word for a person who has no opinion about whether god exists
Mar 11, 2019 · However, the term has been co-opted to mean the slightly corrupted definition that you presented (holding a non-theistic belief), to the extent that dictionaries tend to report the modern …