Sound: /ˈvɪʃəs/
vicious, adjective.
Of the nature of vice, morally evil or injurious as in vicious tendencies, courses, life; addicted to vice as in vicious companions; (of language,
reasoning, etc.) incorrect, faulty, unsound, corrupt as in a vicious style, vicious circle; bad-tempered, spiteful as in vicious dog, mood, remarks.
In a sentence: “As he became more and
more vicious, he became an outlaw.”
This word sounds
very strong. “You’re bad.” sounds whiny, but “You’re vicious!” really gets
across the message of moral contempt.
Note that, as seen
in the dictionary entry, its meaning is not always that strong. Something that
is simply incorrect can be vicious, too.
A vicious circle
is:
I won’t give you
the dictionary definitions for a change, because those are rather complicated. Also,
you probably already know most meanings. What are the meanings?
- A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
- A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise (circular argument).
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