Word BookShort entry

Vice

noun/vˈaɪs/

Definition

moral weakness

a specific form of evildoing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /vˈaɪs/.

Examples

vice offends the moral standards of the community

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

frailty

Parts of Speech

noun	moral weakness
noun	a specific form of evildoing “vice offends the moral standards of the community”

Word Forms

vicious

adjective

having the nature of vice

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vize

moralische Schwäche

🇪🇸Spanish

vicio

debilidad moral

🇳🇱Dutch

zonde

morele zwakte

🇵🇹Portuguese

vício

fraqueza moral

🇷🇺Russian

порок

моральная слабость

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपाध्यक्ष

नैतिक कमजोरी

🇧🇩Bengali

ভাইস

নৈতিক দুর্বলতা

🇮🇳Tamil

துணை

தார்மீக பலவீனம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వైస్

నైతిక బలహీనత

🇮🇳Marathi

दुर्गुण

नैतिक कमजोरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાઇસ

નૈતિક નબળાઈ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪ

ನೈತಿಕ ದೌರ್ಬಲ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൈസ്

ധാർമ്മിക ബലഹീനത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਪ

ਨੈਤਿਕ ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

نائب

اخلاقی کمزوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

副

道德弱点

🇯🇵Japanese

副

道徳的弱さ

🇰🇷Korean

바이스

도덕적 약점

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phó

điểm yếu đạo đức

🇹🇭Thai

รอง

ความอ่อนแอทางศีลธรรม

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

kelemahan moral

🇵🇭Filipino

bisyo

kahinaan sa moral

🇲🇾Malay

maksiat

kelemahan akhlak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نائب

الضعف الأخلاقي

🇮🇷Persian

معاون

ضعف اخلاقی

🇹🇷Turkish

mengene

ahlaki zayıflık

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְגָן

חולשה מוסרית

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'vice'?

The primary meaning of 'vice' is 'moral weakness'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vice' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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