viciousness

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.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

viciousness - the trait of extreme cruelty brutality, ferociousness, savagery cruelness, cruelty, harshness - the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

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viciousness

noun

1. savagery, cruelty, brutality, ferocity, ruthlessness, sadism, inhumanity, barbarity, bestiality, fierceness, bloodthirstiness the intensity and viciousness of this attack
savagery mercy, kindness, gentleness

2. malice, spite, malevolence, vindictiveness, bitterness, venom, rancour, bitchiness (slang), malignity, spitefulness, maliciousness the razor-sharp viciousness of his remarks
malice goodwill, graciousness

3. depravity, evil, wickedness, vice, corruption, criminality, immorality, profligacy, badness, sinfulness The book romanticizes the viciousness of organized crime.
depravity virtue, goodness

Translations

viciousness [ˈvɪʃəsnɪs] N

1. (= brutality, fierceness) [of person, attack, assault] → brutalidad f; [of animal] → fiereza f, agresividad f

2. (= maliciousness) [of words] → malicia f, malevolencia f; [of criticism, campaign] → lo despiadado, crueldad f

viciousness [ˈvɪʃəsnɪs] n

[person, attack, crime] → brutalité f

[remark, campaign, criticism] → caractère m acerbe

viciousness

n

(of animal) → Bösartigkeit f; (of dog) → Bissigkeit f; (of blow, kick) → Brutalität f; (of murder) → Grauenhaftigkeit f

(= nastiness) → Gemeinheit f; (of remark) → Gemeinheit f, → Gehässigkeit f; (of look) → Boshaftigkeit f

viciousness [ˈvɪʃəsnɪs] n (of behaviour) → brutalità, ferocia; (of remark, criticism) → cattiveria, malignità