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noun \ˈvīs\Definition of VICE
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a : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness b : a moral fault or failing c : a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming : foible <suffered from the vice of curiosity>
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: a physical imperfection, deformity, or taint
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: an abnormal behavior pattern in a domestic animal detrimental to its health or usefulness
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: sexual immorality; especially : prostitution
Examples of VICE
- Such men are prone to vice.
- He thought gambling was a vice.
- Eating too much is my vice.
- The city is a den of filth and vice.
Origin of VICE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vitium fault, vice
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to VICE
- Synonyms
- corruption, debauchery, depravity, immorality, iniquitousness, iniquity, libertinage, libertinism, licentiousness, profligacy, sin
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preposition \ˈvīs also ˈvī-sē\Definition of VICE
: in the place of <I will preside, vice the absent chairman>; also : rather than
Origin of VICE
Latin, abl. of vicis change, alternation, stead — more at week
First Known Use: 1770
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noun \ˈvīs\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of VICE
: an abnormal behavior pattern in a domestic animal detrimental to its health or usefulness
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