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a situation in which one problem causes another one, making the original problem impossible to solve: In a kind of vicious circle, girls did not study science because other girls didn’t study science, even though they were good at it. (Definition of vicious circle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A vicious circle (or cycle) is a complex chain of events that reinforces itself through a feedback loop, with detrimental results. It is a system with no tendency toward equilibrium ( social , economic , ecological , etc.), at least in the short run.
The meaning of VICIOUS CIRCLE is an argument or definition that begs the question. How to use vicious circle in a sentence. Did you know?
a situation in which one problem causes another one, making the original problem impossible to solve: In a kind of vicious circle, girls did not study science because other girls didn’t study science, even though they were good at it. (Definition of vicious circle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The phrase “a vicious circle” means a self-prolonged process that keeps returning to the beginning point having no improvement from the time it began. It is a negative or difficult situation that is continuously worsened or maintained rather than resolved. It also refers to a circular argument, having no satisfying solution.
Vicious circle definition: a situation in which effort to solve a given problem results in aggravation of the problem or the creation of a worse problem. See examples of VICIOUS CIRCLE used in a sentence.
The more general meaning of the phrase refers to any process where one event feeds off another but which seems trapped in a loop and eventually returns to its starting point, with no benefit gained. This imagery was employed in the 18th and 19th centuries to denote the circle of life and death.
/ˌvɪʃəs ˈsaɪkl/ ) [singular] a situation in which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse. He was trapped in a vicious circle of addiction and petty crime. She can't see any way to break out of this vicious circle. Stress and fatigue can create a vicious circle. compare virtuous circle.
VICIOUS CIRCLE meaning: a repeating situation or condition in which one problem causes another problem that makes the first problem worse.
Idiom: a vicious circle / cycle. a process of repeating events in which one problem causes other problems, making the original problem worse. — Extreme dieting always causes a vicious circle where the dieter initially loses a lot of weight but then gains back more weight than when they first started the diet.
