vicious

vi·cious  (vshs)

adj.

1. Having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, or depraved.

2. Given to vice, immorality, or depravity.

3. Spiteful; malicious: vicious gossip.

4. Disposed to or characterized by violent or destructive behavior. See Synonyms at cruel.

5. Marked by an aggressive disposition; savage. Used chiefly of animals.

6. Severe or intense; fierce: a vicious storm.

7. Faulty, imperfect, or otherwise impaired by defects or a defect: a forced, vicious style of prose.

8. Impure; foul.

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[Middle English, from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitisus, from vitium, vice.]

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vicious·ly adv.

vicious·ness n.

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vicious [ˈvɪʃəs]

adj

1. wicked or cruel; villainous a vicious thug

2. characterized by violence or ferocity a vicious blow

3. Informal unpleasantly 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. Obsolete noxious or morbid a vicious exhalation

[from Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiōsus full of faults, from vitium a defect]

viciously  adv

viciousness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	vicious - (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" barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, savage, roughshod inhumane - lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion; "humans are innately inhumane; this explains much of the misery and suffering in the world"; "biological weapons are considered too inhumane to be used"
	2.	vicious - having the nature of vice             evil wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
	3.	vicious - 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" condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, deplorable wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie"
	4.	vicious - marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip" venomous, poisonous malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling

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vicious

adjective

1. savage, brutal, violent, bad, dangerous, foul, cruel, ferocious, monstrous, vile, atrocious, diabolical, heinous, abhorrent, barbarous, fiendish He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of youths.
savage kind, friendly, gentle, tame, playful, docile

2. depraved, corrupt, wicked, infamous, degraded, worthless, degenerate, immoral, sinful, debased, profligate, unprincipled a vicious criminal incapable of remorse
depraved good, upright, honourable, virtuous

3. malicious, vindictive, spiteful, mean, cruel, venomous, bitchy (informal), defamatory, rancorous, backbiting, slanderous a vicious attack on an innocent woman's character
malicious complimentary, appreciative, congratulatory

Translations

vicious [ˈvɪʃəs]

A. ADJ

1. (= brutal) [person, gang] → despiadado; [attack, assault, crime] → atroz, brutal; [animal] → agresivo, fiero
a vicious-looking knife → un cuchillo de aspecto horrorífico

2. (= malicious) [criticism, campaign] → despiadado, cruel; [remark] → malicioso
to have a vicious temper → tener muy mal genio
to have a vicious tongue → tener una lengua viperina

B. CPD vicious circle N → círculo m vicioso
to be caught in a vicious circle → estar atrapado en un círculo vicioso

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vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] adj

(= brutal) [person, attack, assault, murder, crime] → brutal(e); [blow] → vicieux/euse; [gang] → violent(e)

(= ferocious) [dog] → vicieux/euse

(= malicious) [remark, letter] → acerbe; [lie] → cruel(le); [campaign] → odieux/euse
vicious circle n → cercle m vicieux

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vicious

adj

animal → bösartig; dog → bissig; blow, kick, gang, attack, crime, criminal → brutal; murder → grauenhaft, brutal; campaign → bösartig, gemein; that animal can be vicious → das Tier kann heimtückisch sein; to have a vicious temper → jähzornig sein

(= nasty) → gemein, boshaft; remark → boshaft, gehässig; look → boshaft, böse; to have a vicious tongue → eine böse or spitze Zunge haben

habit → lasterhaft

(inf: = strong, nasty) headache → fies (inf), → gemein (inf)

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vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] adj (attack) → brutale; (blow, kick) → dato/a con cattiveria, violento/a; (animal) → cattivo/a; (remark, criticism) → crudele; (glare) → malevolo/a, d'odio; (tongue) → velenoso/a
a vicious habit → un vizio

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vicious [ˈvɪʃəs] adj (attack) → brutale; (blow, kick) → dato/a con cattiveria, violento/a; (animal) → cattivo/a; (remark, criticism) → crudele; (glare) → malevolo/a, d'odio; (tongue) → velenoso/a
a vicious habit → un vizio

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vicious

adj vicious [ˈviʃəs]

evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm Keep back from that dog – it's vicious. moordlustig قاسٍ، شِرّير، مُحْتَمَل أن يُهاجِم злобен zlý, útočný ondskabsfuld bösartig κακός, μοχθηρός, άγριος, επιθετικός cruel, malintencionado tige بدجنس؛ بی رحم paha méchant אַכזָרִי दुराचारी zao, loše naravi gonosz, rosszindulatú, harapós galak illviljaður; grimmur cattivo 邪悪な 악덕의 piktas, niršus nikns; ļauns kejam wreed, gemeen krakilsk, ustyrlig, ondskapsfull zły, złośliwy mau rău злобный zlý, útočný hudoben opasan elak, ond, ilsken ที่ดุร้าย (ใช้กับสัตว์) zalim, acımasız, kötü 惡意的，兇惡的 злий, злобний بدمعاش، برا، بے رحم xấu xa, đầy ác ý 凶恶的

adv viciously

moordlustig بصورَةٍ شِرّيرَه او قاسِيَه порочно neřestně ondskabsfuldt bösartig μοχθηρά, άγρια cruelmente, malintencionadamente tigedalt بدجنسانه häijysti méchamment בְּרִשעוּת दुष्टतापूर्वक, दुष्ट भाव से zlo, zločesto gonoszul dengan galak grimmilega con cattiveria 意地悪く 심술궂게; 광포하게 piktai nikni; ļauni dgn kejam wreed, gemeen krakilsk, ondskapsfullt złośliwie cruelmente cu răutate злобно zákerne, útočne hudobno opasno elakt, ondskefullt, ilsket อย่างชั่วร้าย kötü maksatla, şiddetle 兇殘地, 邪惡地 зло شرارت سے xấu xa, đầy ác ý 凶残地, 邪恶地

n viciousness

moordlustigheid شَر، فَساد، رداءَه поквара špatnost ondskabsfuldhed die Bösartigkeit μοχθηρότητα, κακία crueldad, maldad, perversidad tigedus بدجنسی؛ شرارت häijyys méchanceté רִשעוּת अधर्म, दुराचारिता zloća gonoszság kegalakan grimmd cattiveria 悪徳 악덕; 악의; 광포함 piktumas niknums; ļaunums kekejaman wreedheid, gemeenheid ondskap, ustyrlighet złośliwość, przewrotność maldade răutate злобность útočnosť, hriešnosť, podlosť, zákernosť hudobnost opasnost elakhet, ondskefullhet, argsinthet ความชั่วร้าย kötülük, şiddet 兇殘, 惡意, 邪惡 злоба بدطينتي sự xấu xa, đầy ác ý 凶残, 恶意, 邪恶

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vicious → أثيم krutý ondskabsfuld bösartig διεστραμμένος fiero raju vicieux okrutan brutale ひどい 나쁜 wreed ondsinnet bezwzględny violento порочный illvillig ที่ร้ายแรง kötü xấu xa 恶意的