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   vice

   /vīs/

   noun

   • 1. immoral or wicked behavior: "an open sewer of vice and crime" Similar immoralitywrongdoingwrongwickednessbadnessevil-doingeviliniquityvillainyvenalityimpuritycorruptioncorruptnessmisconductsinsinfulnessungodlinessgodlessnessunholinessunrighteousnessprofanitydepravitydegeneracyturpitudesordidityperversionpervertednessdissolutiondissipationdebaucherydecadencelasciviousnesslewdnesslecherylecherousnessdegradationcrimetransgressionoffenseimmoral actevil actact of wickednessfall from gracearchaic:trespassrare:peccabilitypeccancyOpposite virtuerighteousness
   • ▪ criminal activities involving prostitution, pornography, or drugs: "a mobile phone network is being used to peddle vice" Similar immoralitywrongdoingwrongwickednessbadnessevil-doingeviliniquityvillainyvenalityimpuritycorruptioncorruptnessmisconductsinsinfulnessungodlinessgodlessnessunholinessunrighteousnessprofanitydepravitydegeneracyturpitudesordidityperversionpervertednessdissolutiondissipationdebaucherydecadencelasciviousnesslewdnesslecherylecherousnessdegradationcrimetransgressionoffenseimmoral actevil actact of wickednessfall from gracearchaic:trespassrare:peccabilitypeccancyOpposite virtuerighteousness
   • ▪ an immoral or wicked personal characteristic: "hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice"
   • ▪ a weakness of character or behavior; a bad habit: "cigars happen to be my father's vice" Similar shortcomingfailingflawfaultdefectweaknessweak pointdeficiencylimitationimperfectionblemishfoiblefallibilityfrailtyinfirmityOpposite virtuestrong point

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin vitium.

   Derivatives

   • 1. viceless adjective

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   The meaning of VICE is moral depravity or corruption : wickedness. How to use vice in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vice.

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   a tool with two parts that can be moved together by tightening a screw so that an object can be held firmly between them while it is being worked on: Vices are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed. Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm. Manuel Faba Ortega/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages.

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   Vice definition: an immoral or evil habit or practice. See examples of VICE used in a sentence.

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   A vice is a moral failing or a bad habit. Lying and cheating are both forms of vice.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishVICE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait. 2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices. 3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion. 4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc. smoking is his only vice. 5. pathology obsolete.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishvice noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of vice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   1. a. A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral: the vices of smoking and drinking. b. Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption: "sharpers, desperadoes, pirates, and criminals steeped in vice" (Carl Holliday). 2. Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior.

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   There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vice, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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    [uncountable, countable] evil or immoral behavior; an evil or immoral quality in someone's character The film ended most satisfactorily: vice punished and virtue rewarded. Greed is a terrible vice. (humorous) Cigarettes are my only vice. = vise. See vice in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: vice.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › vicevice | meaning of vice in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    vice meaning, definition, what is vice: criminal activities that involve sex or ...: Learn more.