51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

vicious

[vish-uhs]

adjective

  1. spiteful; malicious.

    vicious gossip;

    a vicious attack.

    Synonyms:
  2. savage; ferocious.

    They all feared his vicious temper.

  3. (of an animal) having bad habits or a cruel or fierce disposition.

    a vicious bull.

  4. unpleasantly severe.

    a vicious headache.

  5. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate.

    a vicious life.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms:
  6. given or readily disposed to evil.

    a vicious criminal.

  7. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong.

    a vicious deception.

  8. characterized or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound.

    vicious reasoning.

  9. Archaic.morbid, foul, or noxious.



vicious

/ ˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. wicked or cruel; villainous

    a vicious thug

  2. characterized by violence or ferocity

    a vicious blow

  3. informalunpleasantly severe; harsh

    a vicious wind

  4. characterized by malice

    vicious lies

  5. (esp of dogs, horses, etc) ferocious or hostile; dangerous

  6. characterized by or leading to vice

  7. invalidated by defects; unsound

    a vicious inference

  8. obsoletenoxious or morbid

    a vicious exhalation

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other 51Թ Forms

  • viciously adverb
  • viciousness noun
  • unvicious adjective
  • unviciously adverb
  • unviciousness noun
  • ˈdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈdzܲ adverb
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vicious1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English or directly from Anglo-French, from Latin پōܲ, equivalent to viti(um) “fault, defect, vice” ( vice 1 ) + -ōܲ -ous
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of vicious1

C14: from Old French vicieus, from Latin پōܲ full of faults, from vitium a defect
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

His style of life and play had the vicious exuberance now so politically recognizable.

From

Bragg in North Carolina on Tuesday, said that he deployed National Guard troops and Marines to Los Angeles “to protect federal law enforcement from the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”

From

In a vicious cycle, colonizers or imperial powers justify their borders and walls in the name of “security” while protecting themselves from those desperate to escape their domination.

From

Bragg in North Carolina that he sent in troops to protect immigration agents from “the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”

From

Bragg in North Carolina that he deployed thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines “to protect federal law enforcement from the attacks of a vicious and violent mob.”

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


vicinityvicious circle