VICIOUS | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of vicious in English viciousadjective uk /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ us /ˈvɪʃ.əs/ Add to word list Add to word list C2 Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly: a vicious thug a vicious dog The police said that this was one of the most vicious attacks they'd ever seen. He gave her a vicious look. violent

• violentHer ex-boyfriend was violent.
• aggressiveShe was very aggressive towards the TV reporters.
• ferociousA ferocious dog guarded the house.
• fierceThe battle for the stronghold was fierce, with hundreds of soldiers killed.
• savageIt was a savage attack.
• brutalHe was jailed for the brutal crime.

See more results » C2 used to describe an object, condition, or remark that causes great physical or emotional pain: a large collection of vicious medieval torture instruments a vicious lie/accusation/rumour I have a vicious headache.

• They were the victims of a vicious racist attack.
• These otters are particularly vicious beasties, with very sharp teeth.
• He was set upon by a vicious dog.
• The insurance business suffered from a vicious cycle of boom and bust.
• He was subjected to the most vicious calumny, but he never complained and never sued.

Violent or aggressive

• abusively
• aggressive
• aggressively
• aggressiveness
• aggro
• drop the gloves idiom
• ferocious
• ferociously
• ferocity
• fierce
• offensively
• outrage
• proactive aggression
• pugnacious
• pugnaciously
• ungentle
• untameable
• viciously
• viciousness
• violence

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viciously viciousness (Definition of vicious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

vicious | American Dictionary

viciousadjective us /ˈvɪʃ·əs/ Add to word list Add to word list (of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent: I don’t believe he is a vicious dog. The few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written attacks on the Internet. (Definition of vicious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of vicious?

Translations of vicious

in Chinese (Traditional) 邪惡的, 惡毒的, 兇暴的… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 邪恶的, 恶毒的, 凶暴的… See more in Spanish atroz, brutal, feroz… See more in Portuguese cruel, maldoso, violento… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Korean in Italian दुष्ट, निर्दय… See more 危険な, 凶暴な, 激（はげ）しい… See more acımasız, insafsız, kötü amaçlı… See more brutal/-ale, méchant/-ante, acerbe… See more atroç, brutal… See more wreed, gemeen… See more தீய நபர்கள் அல்லது செயல்கள் யாரையாவது அல்லது எதையாவது மிகவும் மோசமாக காயப்படுத்தும் எண்ணம் அல்லது விருப்பத்தைக் காட்டுகின்றன., பெரும் உடல் அல்லது உணர்ச்சி வலியை ஏற்படுத்தும் ஒரு பொருள், நிலை அல்லது கருத்தை விவரிக்கப் பயன்படுகிறது… See more (लोगों या क्रियाओं का) द्वेषपूर्ण, हानि पहुँचाने के उद्देश्य से किया गया, (किसी वस्तु… See more અધમ, ખોફનાક, પ્રપંચી… See more ondskabsfuld… See more elak, ond, ilsken… See more kejam… See more bösartig… See more brutal, farlig, voldsom… See more بدمعاش, بدطینت, شرپسند… See more злий, злобний… See more దుర్మార్గపు వ్యక్తులు లేదా దుర్మార్గపు చర్యలు ఎవరినైనా లేదా దేనినైనా చాలా ఘోరంగా బాధపెట్టాలనే ఉద్దేశాన్ని లేదా కోరికను చూపుతాయి., గొప్ప శారీరక లేదా మానసిక బాధను కలిగించే వస్తువు, పరిస్థితి లేదా వ్యాఖ్యను వివరించడానికి వాడేది… See more অসৎ, পঙ্কিল, চরম… See more zlý, útočný… See more galak… See more ที่ดุร้าย (ใช้กับสัตว์)… See more xấu xa, đầy ác ý… See more agresywny, brutalny, złośliwy… See more 악랄한… See more crudele, spietato, selvaggio… See more Need a translator?

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