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I don't want any more vicissitudes, I don't want any more of this try, try again stuff. I just want out. I've had it. I am so tired. I am twenty and I am already exhausted.
Elizabeth Wurtzel

Meaning of "vicissitudes" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF VICISSITUDES

vicissitudes  [vɪˈsɪsɪtjuːdz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VICISSITUDES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Vicissitudes is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VICISSITUDES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Vicissitudes

Vicissitudes is an album by pianist Barry Harris recorded in 1972 and released on the German MPS label.

Definition of vicissitudes in the English dictionary

The definition of vicissitudes in the dictionary is variations in circumstance, fortune, character, etc, you have to deal with.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VICISSITUDES


beads
biːdz
boards
bɔːdz
cards
kɑːdz
cords
kɔːdz
deeds
diːdz
Guards
ɡɑːdz
keyboards
ˈkiːbɔːdz
Leeds
liːdz
Lords
lɔːdz
needs
niːdz
proceeds
ˈprəʊsiːdz
records
ˈrɛkɔːdz
regards
rɪˈɡɑːdz
rewards
rɪˈwɔːdz
thirds
θɜːdz
towards
təˈwɔːdz
two-thirds
ˌtuːˈθɜːdz
weeds
wiːdz
wholefoods
ˈhəʊlˌfuːdz
words
wɜːdz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VICISSITUDES

vicinage
vicinal
vicinities
vicinity
vicious
vicious circle
vicious cycle
viciously
viciousness
vicissitude
vicissitudinary
vicissitudinous
Vicksburg
Vicky
Vico
vicomte
vicomtesse
Victa
victim
victim support

WORDS THAT END LIKE VICISSITUDES

Alcides
Andes
besides
Comrades
Cyclades
Everglades
Guides
Hades
horse latitudes
ides
incudes
Landes
Lourdes
Mendes
palisades
Rhodes
shades
spades
strides
two solitudes

Synonyms and antonyms of vicissitudes in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VICISSITUDES»

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

Translation of «vicissitudes» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VICISSITUDES

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

Translator English - Chinese

沧桑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vicisitudes
570 millions of speakers

English

vicissitudes
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उलटफेर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تقلبات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

превратности
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

vicissitudes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্থান-পতন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vicissitudes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelisahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wechselfälle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浮き沈み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우여곡절
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Vicissitudes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thăng trầm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏற்றத்தாழ்வுகளைச்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असंख्य दुष्परिणाम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iniş çıkışlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicissitudini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koleje
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мінливості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vicisitudinile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιπέτειες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lotgevallen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

växlingar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

omskiftninger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of vicissitudes

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VICISSITUDES»

The term «vicissitudes» is regularly used and occupies the 66.096 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VICISSITUDES» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «VICISSITUDES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word vicissitudes.
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Trey Gowdy
There's no use to having the majority if you are going to be hamstrung by your perception of political vicissitudes.
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Maggie Kuhn
Old age is not a disease - it is strength and survivorship, triumph over all kinds of vicissitudes and disappointments, trials and illnesses.
3
Eisaku Sato
Subsequently, the Japanese people experienced a variety of vicissitudes and were involved in international disputes, eventually, for the first time in their history, experiencing the horrors of modern warfare on their own soil during World War II.
4
Hu Shih
The Chinese people, too, went through all kinds of vicissitudes in their religious development.
5
Elizabeth Wurtzel
I don't want any more vicissitudes, I don't want any more of this try, try again stuff. I just want out. I've had it. I am so tired. I am twenty and I am already exhausted.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VICISSITUDES»

Discover the use of vicissitudes in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to vicissitudes and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Love and Its Vicissitudes
In Love and Its Vicissitudes, Andre Green and Gregorio Kohon draw on their extensive experience to produce an insightful contribution to the psychoanalytic understanding of love
André Green, Gregorio Kohon, 2006
2
Terror and Consensus: Vicissitudes of French Thought
This volume of twelve essays focuses on two interrelated issues.
Jean-Joseph Goux, Philip R. Wood, 1998
3
Vicissitudes Illustrated: In the Experience of Nancy Towle, ...
The author's memoirs of her conversion and experiences as a traveling preacher in the United States, England and Ireland.
Nancy Towle, 1833
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Culture, Rhetoric And The Vicissitudes Of Life
Inspired by the Rhetoric Culture Project, this volume focuses on the use of imagery, narrative, and cultural schemes to deal with predicaments that arise during the course of life.
Michael Carrithers, 2013
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Supervision and Its Vicissitudes
A collection of papers dealing with supervision.
Brian Martindale, Margareta Morner, Jean-Pierre Vidit, 1997
6
Democracy and Vision: Sheldon Wolin and the Vicissitudes of ...
These essays--and an introduction by William Connolly that lucidly outlines Wolin's thought and the deep uncertainty about political theory in the 1960s that did much to inspire his work--offer unprecedented insights into Wolin's lament ...
Aryeh Botwinick, William E. Connolly, 2001
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Uncovering the Mind: Unamuno, the Unknown and the ...
Miguel de Unamuno, philosopher, writer, and academic, has a central position in early 20th century Peninsular Spanish letters, yet his importance in a wider intellectual and literary context has remained largely unrecognized.
Alison Sinclair, 2001
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Testimony: Crises of Witnessing in Literature, ...
TWO. Bearing. Witness. or. the. Vicissitudes. of. Listening. DORI LAUB, M.D. A Record That Has Yet to Be Made The listener to the narrative of extreme human pain, of massive psychic trauma, faces a unique situation. In spite of the presence  ...
Shoshana Felman, 1992
9
French and Indian Cruelty: Exemplified in the Life and ...
Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time.
Peter Williamson, 2012
10
Guilt and Its Vicissitudes: Psychoanalytic Reflections on ...
Guilt and Its Vicissitudes focuses on the way Melanie Klein and successive generations of her followers pursued and deepened Freud's project of explaining man's moral sense as a wholly natural phenomenon.
Judith M. Hughes, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VICISSITUDES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term vicissitudes is used in the context of the following news items.
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As vicissitudes do robô do Fisco
A informática fez da autoridade tributária uma máquina de cobrança de impostos especialmente eficaz, com resultados no combate à fraude. Mas o Fisco não ... «Jornal de Negócios - Portugal, Jul 15»
2
The US-Saudi Arabia alliance: its vicissitudes, conundrums and …
The alliance between the US and Saudi Arabia has been well known by politically conscious Americans for more than half century, although its origins may be ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
3
PTI's year of vicissitudes
During the first half of the present year, the PTI suffered several electoral setbacks. It contested and lost three bye-polls in Punjab and Sindh. Its performance in ... «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
4
Les vicissitudes de l'état de siège de l'Iran (II) - Peut-on desserrer l …
Nous avons examiné dans la première partie de cet article l'écheveau de sanctions qui enserrent l'Iran depuis plusieurs années. Le texte qui suit examine les ... «Orient XXI, Jun 15»
5
Vicissitudes Of Life In Afejuku's A Spring Of Sweets
Spring Afejuku illuminates the crevices of life's situations in A Spring of Sweets. He does this with sublime language that leans on divinity, and an almost eternal ... «The Guardian Nigeria, May 15»
6
Visages et vicissitudes de la méchanceté
De Médée à Gargamel, en passant par Catherine de Médicis, Caligula et Cruella d'Enfer, la méchanceté se décline en autant de visages et de masques. «Fabula, May 15»
7
Watersheds and vicissitudes: Sit-ins hindering development, says CM
Watersheds and vicissitudes: Sit-ins hindering development, says CM. Says Pakistan is passing through the most critical phase of its history. «The Express Tribune, Oct 14»
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Newfangled Vicissitudes
BRANDON SEABROOK speaks in much the same way he plays the banjo or guitar: quickly, energetically, with repeated phrases interrupted by scattered asides. «The Portland Mercury, Oct 14»
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Vicissitudes of Gurdwara Politics
The demand of the Haryana Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to oversee the functioning of gurdwaras represents the legitimate aspirations of the Sikhs of ... «Economic and Political Weekly, Aug 14»
10
New Music for Old People: The Vicissitudes of Love, 2014 Edition
Love has so many nooks and crannies, so many twists and turns, that it has provided fodder for lyricists since the start of songs and shows no signs of stopping. «The Morton Report, Feb 14»

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