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- Dictionaryvi·cious·ness/ˈviSHəsnəs/
noun
- 1. deliberate cruelty or violence: "she was visibly shocked by the viciousness of the attack"
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: worsened by internal causes that reciprocally augment each other. a vicious wage-price spiral. 4. : having the nature or quality of vice or immorality : depraved. 5. : defective, faulty. also : invalid. 6.
the quality or fact of being cruel and showing an intention to hurt or upset someone: I don't think he expected the viciousness or nastiness of the book. They subject their opponents to hate campaigns of rare viciousness. the quality or fact of being violent and causing great pain: We weren't prepared for the ferocity and viciousness of the attack.
Synonyms for VICIOUSNESS: malice, venom, cruelty, hatred, hatefulness, maliciousness, meanness, spite; Antonyms of VICIOUSNESS: love, devotion, passion, friendliness, civility, hospitality, amiability, cordiality
Being terribly mean or violent on purpose is viciousness. The viciousness of your friends' argument might have startled you — usually, they get along well with each other. Someone with the trait of viciousness is guilty of acting in a deliberately cruel or callous way.
adj. 1. Mean-spirited or deliberately hurtful; malicious: vicious gossip. 2. a. Extremely violent or injurious; cruel: a vicious blow to the stomach; vicious tactics in suppressing a rebellion. b. Marked by an aggressive disposition. Used chiefly of animals. c. Disposed to violent or destructive behavior: a vicious dictator. 3.
Definition of viciousness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly: a vicious thug. a vicious dog. The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they'd ever seen. He gave her a vicious look. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. violent Her ex-boyfriend was violent.
addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life. Synonyms: sinful, iniquitous, corrupt, abandoned. Antonyms: moral. given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a vicious deception. characterized or marred by faults or defects; faulty; unsound:
Definition of vicious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(vɪʃəs ) 1. adjective. A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man. He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths. The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees. Synonyms: savage, brutal, violent, bad More Synonyms of vicious.
