corrupt vs gone bad

corrupt

adj
  • In a depraved state; debased; perverted; morally degenerate; weak in morals. 

  • Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; in an invalid state. 

  • Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes. 

  • In a putrid state; spoiled; tainted; vitiated; unsound. 

verb
  • To introduce errors; to place into an invalid state. 

  • To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless. 

  • To debase or make impure by alterations or additions; to falsify. 

  • To make corrupt; to change from good to bad; to draw away from the right path; to deprave; to pervert. 

gone bad

adj
  • Of a person or entity, having ceased to be reputable and having instead become delinquent, criminal, or poorly behaved. 

  • Of a region or area, having become unsafe. 

  • Of a delinquent or criminal act, having unexpectedly become more violent than is typical for that act—having resulted in an attack on a victim leading to serious injury or death. 

  • Of foods and commodities, having become spoiled, rotten, or otherwise unusable due to age or storage conditions. 

How often have the words corrupt and gone bad occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )