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- Dictionaryvicious/ˈvɪʃəs/
adjective
- 1. deliberately cruel or violent: "a vicious assault" Similar Opposite
- 2. immoral: literary "every soul on earth, virtuous or vicious, shall perish"
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Vicious means showing an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly, or causing great physical or emotional pain. Learn more about the word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples.
Learn the meaning of vicious, an adjective that describes something or someone that is dangerously aggressive, malicious, immoral, or defective. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of vicious.
Learn the meaning of vicious as an adjective to describe something or someone that is violent, cruel, malicious, or faulty. See synonyms, pronunciation, collocations, and usage examples from various sources.
Vicious is an adjective that means intentionally harmful or nasty. If you spread vicious rumors about a person, you're telling people things that will hurt her feelings or ruin her reputation. Cut it out!
(of an attack, criticism, etc.) full of hate and anger. She wrote me a vicious letter. The newspapers launched a vicious attack on him, forcing him to resign. The article was vicious in its criticism of the prime minister. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (informal) very bad or severe. a vicious headache.
Vicious means violent and dangerous, or intended to upset someone. Learn how to use this adjective with examples and translations in different languages.
Vicious definition: spiteful; malicious. See examples of VICIOUS used in a sentence.
