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- Dictionarywickedness/ˈwɪkɪdnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being evil or morally wrong: "the wickedness of the regime"
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noun [ U ] uk / ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs / us / ˈwɪk.ɪd.nəs / Add to word list. the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. tawdry. trespass.
1. : the quality or state of being wicked. 2. : something wicked. Synonyms. devilishness. devilment. devilry. deviltry. diablerie. espièglerie. hob. impishness. knavery. mischief. mischievousness. rascality. roguery. roguishness. shenanigan (s) waggery.
Wickedness definition: the quality or state of being wicked. . See examples of WICKEDNESS used in a sentence.
Wickedness goes way past being naughty or mischievous; it means a quality of true evil. In an old spy movie, the villain might reveal his wickedness by cackling with delight while carrying out dastardly plans.
the fact of being morally bad; behaviour that is morally bad. He blames his problems on the world's wickedness. The wickedness of his deception took my breath away. Want to learn more?
WICKEDNESS definition: the quality or state of being wicked | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
1. Evil or immoral: "this wicked man Hitler, the repository and embodiment of many forms of soul-destroying hatred" (Winston S. Churchill). 2. Playfully malicious or mischievous: a wicked prank; a critic's wicked wit. 3. Severe and distressing: a wicked cough; a wicked gash; wicked driving conditions. 4.
wicked adjective (BAD) It was a wicked thing to do. Of course, in the end, the wicked witch gets killed. bad A very bad man is getting what he deserves. evil He was an evil dictator who murdered his own people. wicked Rapunzel was trapped inside a tower by a wicked witch.
A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour. Wiktionary. Synonyms: loathsomeness. lousiness. sliminess. repulsiveness. vileness. darkness. iniquity. ugliness. nefariousness. sinfulness. immorality. evil. perversion. Other Word Forms of Wickedness. Noun. Singular: wickedness. Plural: wickednesses. Origin of Wickedness.
