Meaning & Definition of Vicious in English
English⟶
Vicious
/vɪʃəs/
adjective
1. (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
- "A barbarous crime"
- "Brutal beatings"
- "Cruel tortures"
- "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"
- "A savage slap"
- "Vicious kicks"
synonym:
- barbarous,
- brutal,
- cruel,
- fell,
- roughshod,
- savage,
- vicious
2. Having the nature of vice
synonym:
- evil,
- vicious
3. Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- "A criminal waste of talent"
- "A deplorable act of violence"
- "Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
synonym:
- condemnable,
- criminal,
- deplorable,
- reprehensible,
- vicious
4. Marked by deep ill will
- Deliberately harmful
- "Poisonous hate"
- "Venomous criticism"
- "Vicious gossip"
synonym:
- poisonous,
- venomous,
- vicious
Examples of using
It's a vicious cycle.
It is difficult to break the vicious circle of wages and prices.