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I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better.
Michael Caine

Meaning of "vicious" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VICIOUS

From Old French vicieus, from Latin vitiōsus full of faults, from vitium a defect.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VICIOUS

vicious  [ˈvɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICIOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicious is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VICIOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of vicious in the English dictionary

The first definition of vicious in the dictionary is wicked or cruel; villainous. Other definition of vicious is characterized by violence or ferocity. Vicious is also unpleasantly severe; harsh.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICIOUS


Aloysius
ˌæləʊˈɪʃəs
ambitious
æmˈbɪʃəs
audacious
ɔːˈdeɪʃəs
auspicious
ɔːˈspɪʃəs
bodacious
bəʊˈdeɪʃəs
bootylicious
ˌbuːtɪˈlɪʃəs
curvaceous
kɜːˈveɪʃəs
delicious
dɪˈlɪʃəs
efficacious
ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəs
fictitious
fɪkˈtɪʃəs
gracious
ˈɡreɪʃəs
malicious
məˈlɪʃəs
Mauritius
məˈrɪʃəs
nutritious
njuːˈtrɪʃəs
ostentatious
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəs
spacious
ˈspeɪʃəs
superstitious
ˌsuːpəˈstɪʃəs
suspicious
səˈspɪʃəs
tenacious
tɪˈneɪʃəs
voracious
vɒˈreɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICIOUS

viceroy
viceroyalties
viceroyalty
viceroyship
Vichy
vichy water
vichyssois
vichyssoise
vicinage
vicinal
vicinities
vicinity
vicious circle
vicious cycle
viciously
viciousness
vicissitude
vicissitudes
vicissitudinary
vicissitudinous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICIOUS

atrocious
capricious
collective unconscious
conscious
ferocious
health-conscious
hellacious
judicious
luscious
officious
pernicious
precious
precocious
previous
pugnacious
safety-conscious
salacious
self-conscious
specious
subconscious
unconscious

Synonyms and antonyms of vicious in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VICIOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «vicious» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of vicious

Translation of «vicious» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICIOUS

Find out the translation of vicious to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of vicious from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «vicious» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恶意的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fiero
570 millions of speakers

English

vicious
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शातिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أَثِيم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

порочный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

violento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুশ্চরিত্র
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ganas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bösartig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどい
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나쁜
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jahat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xấu xa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लबाडीचा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ahlaksız
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brutale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bezwzględny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорстокий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

brutal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διεστραμμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bose
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illvillig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ondsinnet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicious

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICIOUS»

The term «vicious» is very widely used and occupies the 16.794 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICIOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about vicious

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10 QUOTES WITH «VICIOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vicious.
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Paula Abdul
Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.
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Jessica Alba
If I didn't get a job, between 16 and 18, that wasn't significant, I was just going to go to college. I didn't want to be a struggling actor at 36 with five kids, doing something I hated. You see the story so much. It's such a vicious business to be in when you're not meant to be in it.
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Criss Angel
I'm actually tougher on myself as I get older. It's a vicious cycle. The things that are important in life are the things that you can't buy in life: love, health and happiness. I say that, and I believe that, and I try to live that.
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William Bennett
If we are surrounded by the trivial and the vicious, it is all too easy to make our peace with it.
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Robert Blair
Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious.
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Claire Bloom
When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.
7
Richard Burton
You may be as vicious about me as you please. You will only do me justice.
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Michael Caine
I am a great admirer of other actors, but I never compete with other actors. I always compete with what I did last, and I'm my own most vicious critic. So I'm always trying to do it better.
9
James F. Cooper
Party leads to vicious, corrupt and unprofitable legislation, for the sole purpose of defeating party.
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Stephen Covey
The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICIOUS»

Discover the use of vicious in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicious and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Vicious
In Vicious, V. E. Schwab brings to life a gritty comic-book-style world in vivid prose: a world where gaining superpowers doesn’t automatically lead to heroism, and a time when allegiances are called into question. “A dynamic and ...
V. E. Schwab, 2013
2
Vicious: True Stories by Teens about Bullying
Teens share stories of bullying from different perspectives.
Hope Vanderberg, 2012
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Breaking the Vicious Circle: Toward Effective Risk Regulation
"Breaking the Vicious Circle" is a tour de force that should be read by everyone who is interested in improving our regulatory processes.
Stephen Breyer, 2009
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Vicious: Wolves and Men in America
In this ambitious history of wolves in America—and of the humans who have hated and then loved them—Jon Coleman investigates a fraught relationship between two species and uncovers striking similarities, deadly differences, and, all too ...
Jon T. Coleman, 2008
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Vicious
When she arrives at a remote lake house with her fiancâe, Allen, and young son, Matthew, Susan Blanchette feels like someone is watching her, and when Allen disappears, she becomes the pawn in a twisted killer's deadly game.
Kevin O'Brien, 2010
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Vicious
Sterling Files - Vicious By Sherri L KingBook two in the Sterling Files series.People are not always what they seem.
Sherri L. King, 2005
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Reasonably Vicious
In this section, I will again respond to this objection, continuing to walk the line between secular work and Thomism. I agree that vicious acts are bad insofar as vicious. Vicious people often know well enough that they act immorally when they  ...
Candace VOGLER, 2009
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Vicious Modernism: Black Harlem and the Literary Imagination
This book concentrates on the aesthetic and cultural force of Harlem, which inspired writers from Sherwood Anderson to Tom Wolfe.
James De Jongh, 1990
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Vicious Circle
A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do.
Linda Robertson, 2009
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EPZ Nietzsche and the Vicious Circle
'The greatest book of philosophy I have ever read, on a par with Nietzsche himself.' Michel Foucault Pierre Klossowski (1905-) is the author of numerous philosophical works, as well as several novels.
Pierre Klossowski, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICIOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicious is used in the context of the following news items.
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Asian gang of men launch vicious Tower Bridge attack on a lone 29 …
PC Oliver Gent, of City of London police, said: 'A group of young men carried out a vicious, cowardly and unprovoked attack on a lone male minding his own ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Vicious fox traps eight people in sports centre
Another man fell off his bicycle as he was chased by the vicious animal and lost his glasses in the process. Club members ended up barricaded inside the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Assembly considers bill revising definition of vicious dog
TRENTON – New Jersey could soon revise its standards for what constitutes a vicious dog. Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would require courts to find ... «Asbury Park Press, Jun 15»
4
Vicious: McKellen, Jacobi and De la Tour - how the mighty have fallen
With this in mind, super-trad, high-camp sitcom Vicious (Monday, 9pm, ITV), which begins its second series this week, is an odd thing to find on the schedule. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Ian McKellen & Derek Jacobi Return To 'Vicious' In Season 2 Teaser
UPDATE with New York Pride March news: A teaser for the second season of Britcom Vicious has landed (above) with the show soon to kick off on the UK's ITV ... «Deadline, May 15»
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No vicious dogs for felons under proposed bill
Jacque said the bill doesn't target a certain breed of dog but instead calls for police to weigh the dog's behavior and determine whether it's vicious. The bill says ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Apr 15»
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Ed Miliband faces 'vicious' election attacks, says wife
The personal attacks Ed Miliband faces as the general election nears will get worse and become “really vicious”, his wife has said in her first intervention in the ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
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Dog in police shooting ruled not vicious
BURLINGTON – The Burlington Animal Board has decided that a dog involved in a fatal police shooting of a woman was not dangerous or vicious and should ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Feb 15»
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Man jailed for 'forceful and vicious' sex attack on Sydney woman
February 25, 2015: A judge has described an attack on a female train passenger as “forceful and vicious”, sentencing the attacker to almost a decade behind ... «9news.com.au, Feb 15»
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Vicious Cycle of Money Problems & Disordered Eating
Dr. Thomas Richardson, a clinical psychologist and lead author of the study, said, “There may be a 'vicious cycle' for these students, where negative attitudes ... «PsychCentral.com, Feb 15»

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