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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.
noun. wick· ed· ness ˈwi-kəd-nəs. Synonyms of wickedness. 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. waggishness.
WICKEDNESS definition: the quality or state of being wicked | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.
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.
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.
Wickedness definition: the quality or state of being wicked. . See examples of WICKEDNESS used in a sentence.
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 goodidiom. no more Mr Nice Guyidiom. non-ethical. tawdry. trespass. turpitude.
