भ्रष्ट

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit भ्रष्ट (bhraṣṭa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʱɾəʃʈ/

Adjective

भ्रष्ट • (bhraṣṭ)

corrupt, unprincipled
भ्रष्ट अफ़सरों को हम रहने नहीं देंगे।
bhraṣṭ afasrõ ko ham rahne nahī̃ deṅge.
We will not let corrupt bureaucrats do as they please.

Synonym: भ्रष्टाचारी (bhraṣṭācārī)
polluted, vile
destroyed
Synonym: ध्वस्त (dhvast)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “भ्रष्ट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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