Related Words for vicious circle

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vicious cycle
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Phrase, Noun
can of worms
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Phrase, Noun
slippery slope
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Phrase, Noun
problem
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Noun
situation
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Noun
one thing after another
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Phrase, Noun
hydra
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Noun
knot
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Noun
trouble
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Noun
sticky wicket
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Phrase, Noun
difficulties
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Noun
dilemma
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Noun
worsening
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Verb
bind
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Noun
conundrum
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Noun
predicament
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Noun
spot
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Noun
double bind
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Phrase, Noun
fiasco
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Noun
mire
/
Noun
problematic
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Adjective
vice
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Noun
monkey wrench
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Phrase, Noun
exercise in futility
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Phrase, Noun
reverse
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Noun
obstacle course
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Phrase, Noun
thing
/
Noun
puzzle
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Noun
broken record
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Phrase, Noun
trick question
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Phrase, Noun
misery
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Noun
unavoidable
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Adjective
scourge
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Noun
corner
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Noun
curse
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Noun
hassle
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Noun
gridlock
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Noun
disaster waiting to happen
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Phrase, Noun
foreboding
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Noun
paradox
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Noun
calamity
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Noun
bad news
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Phrase, Noun
juju
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Noun
frustration
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Noun
afflicting
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Adjective
nuisance
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Noun
horrible
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Adjective
weakest link
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Phrase, Noun
baffling
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Adjective
bother
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Verb
unfortunate
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Adjective
first world problem
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Phrase, Noun
devil
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Noun
evil
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Noun
affliction
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Noun
penalty
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Noun
bitter end
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Phrase, Noun
avoidable
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Adjective
dead end
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Phrase, Noun
consequence
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Noun
diminishing returns
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Phrase, Noun
bottleneck
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Noun
bullying
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Noun
folly
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Noun
hindrance
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Noun
jeopardy
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Noun
doom
/
Noun
blame
/
Noun
harrowing
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Noun
plight
/
Noun
cancer
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Noun
narrow escape
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Phrase, Noun
poisoned chalice
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Phrase, Noun
obstacle
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Noun
complication
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Noun
impasse
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Noun
sticking plaster
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Phrase, Noun
ruin
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Noun
one of those things
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Phrase, Noun
strings
/
Noun
pitfall
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Noun
plaguing
/x
Verb
jinx
/
Noun
downside
/x
Noun
tough luck
//
Phrase, Noun
pessimism
/xxx
Noun
punishing
/xx
Verb
mischief
/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun
a
x
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
abhorrent
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Adjective
abominable
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Adjective
abrupt
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Adjective, Verb, Noun
abusive
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Adjective
adverse
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Adjective
aggressive
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Adjective, Noun
answer
/x
Noun, Verb
appalling
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Adjective
arc
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
arena
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Noun
around
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Adverb, Adjective
atrocious
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Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
balcony
/xx
Noun
ball
/
Noun, Verb
band
/
Noun, Verb
barbarian
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Noun, Adjective
barbaric
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Adjective
barbarous
/xx
Adjective
base
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bloc
/
Noun
bloodthirsty
/xx
Adjective
bloody
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
box
/
Noun, Verb
bread
/
Noun, Verb
brutal
/x
Adjective
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
brutish
/x
Adjective
buckle
/x
Noun, Verb
bulletin
/xx
Noun, Verb
buoy
/x
Noun, Verb
callous
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
camp
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Noun, Verb, Adjective
cashier
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Noun, Verb
centre
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Noun, Verb
chamber
/x
Noun, Verb
chorus
/x
Noun, Verb
circle of curvature
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Phrase, Noun
circled
/x
Adjective
circlet
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Noun
circuit
/x
Noun, Verb
circular
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
circulate
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Verb
circulation
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Noun
circulatory
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Noun, Adjective
circumference
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Noun, Verb
circumpolar
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Adjective
clan
/
Noun
clerk
/
Noun, Verb
clique
/
Noun, Verb
cloister
/x
Noun, Verb
closed
/
Adjective
club
/
Noun, Verb
cohort
/x
Noun, Verb
community
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Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
compass
/x
Noun, Verb, Adverb
confederacy
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Noun
conspiracy
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Noun, Verb
constituency
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Noun
coterie
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Noun
couple
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cube
/
Noun, Verb
curl
/
Noun, Verb
curve
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cycle
/x
Noun, Verb
dastardly
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
deceitful
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Adjective
depraved
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Adjective
derogatory
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Adjective, Noun
despicable
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Adjective, Noun
destructive
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Adjective
detestable
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Adjective
detrimental
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Adjective, Noun
dial
/x
Noun, Verb
diameter
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Noun
difference
/xx
Noun, Verb
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disastrous
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Adjective
dissolute
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Adjective, Noun
district
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
downward
/x
Adjective, Adverb
draconian
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Adjective
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dress circle
//x
Phrase, Noun
earring
/x
Noun
egregious
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Adjective
ellipse
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Noun, Verb
encircle
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Verb
entourage
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Noun
environ
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Name, Adverb, Verb
environment
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Noun
episode
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Noun
equator
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Noun
erroneous
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Adjective
execrable
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Adjective
exponent
/xx
Noun
fell
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
feral
/x
Adjective, Noun
ferocious
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Adjective
fierce
/
Adjective, Adverb
four hundred
//x
Phrase, Noun
gird
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Verb, Noun
girth
/
Noun, Verb
group
/
Noun, Verb
growl
/
Noun, Verb
gruesome
/x
Adjective
halo
/x
Noun, Verb
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harmful
/x
Adjective
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
hate
/
Verb, Noun
hateful
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Adjective
heading
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Noun
heartless
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Adjective
heinous
/x
Adjective
hellish
/x
Adjective
hexagon
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Noun
hideous
/xx
Adjective
hole
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hoop
/
Noun, Verb
horrendous
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Adjective
horrific
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Adjective
horrifying
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Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
ill
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
immoral
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Adjective
inclement
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Adjective
industry
/xx
Noun
infernal
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Adjective, Noun
inhumane
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Adjective
inner circle
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Phrase, Noun
insidious
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Adjective
insufferable
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Adjective
invidious
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Adjective
irreligious
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Adjective
jam
/
Noun, Verb
jet set
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Phrase, Noun, Adjective, Verb
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
line
/
Noun, Verb
loathsome
/x
Adjective
loop
/
Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
magic
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
malevolent
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Adjective
malicious
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Adjective
malign
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Adjective, Verb
malignant
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Adjective, Noun
mean
/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
medicine
/xx
Noun, Verb
merciless
/xx
Adjective
midpoint
/x
Noun
mischievous
/xx
Adjective
mistaken
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Adjective
murderous
/xx
Adjective
nasty
/x
Adjective, Noun
naughty
/x
Adjective, Verb
nefarious
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Adjective
negative
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
number
/x
Noun, Verb
obnoxious
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Adjective
odious
/xx
Adjective
orbit
/x
Noun, Verb
outrageous
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Adjective
oval
/x
Adjective, Noun
pack
/
Noun, Verb
parallelogram
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Noun
party
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
perfidious
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Adjective
perimeter
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Noun
pernicious
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Adjective
perverse
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Adjective, Noun, Verb
perverted
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Adjective
pie
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
pitiless
/xx
Adjective