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noun
- 1. the quality of being evil or morally wrong: "the wickedness of the regime"
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1. : the quality or state of being wicked. 2. : something wicked. Synonyms. devilishness. devilment. devilry. deviltry. diablerie. espièglerie. hob. impishness. knavery. mischief. mischievousness. rascality. roguery. roguishness. shenanigan (s) waggery.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs / us / ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs / Add to word list. the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
Wickedness goes way past being naughty or mischievous; it means a quality of true evil. In an old spy movie, the villain might reveal his wickedness by cackling with delight while carrying out dastardly plans.
the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. tawdry. trespass.
Wickedness definition: the quality or state of being wicked. . See examples of WICKEDNESS used in a sentence.
Wickedness. show one’s horns To reveal one’s evil intentions; to expose one’s malicious, venomous, or insidious nature. This expression alludes to the horns commonly portrayed on the forehead of Satan, an attribute which also gave rise to one of the devil’s nicknames, Old Hornie.
WICKEDNESS definition: the quality or state of being wicked | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
wickedness. noun. /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ [uncountable] the fact of being morally bad; behaviour that is morally bad. He blames his problems on the world's wickedness. The wickedness of his deception took my breath away. Want to learn more?
Wickedness definition: The state of being wicked ; evil disposition ; immorality .
Synonyms for WICKEDNESS: mischief, playfulness, devilment, deviltry, devilishness, rascality, mischievousness, knavery; Antonyms of WICKEDNESS: gravity, seriousness, solemnity, gravitas, solemnness, righteousness, goodness, morality.
