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The synonyms of “Vices” are: frailty
Vices as a Noun
Definitions of "Vices" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “vices” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- Moral weakness.
- A specific form of evildoing.
Synonyms of "Vices" as a noun (1 Word)
frailty | Moral weakness. The increasing frailty of old age. |
Usage Examples of "Vices" as a noun
- Vice offends the moral standards of the community.
Associations of "Vices" (30 Words)
bad | Badly. He wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it. |
betrayer | One who reveals confidential information in return for money. |
culpability | Responsibility for a fault or wrong; blame. A level of moral culpability. |
defective | Lacking or deficient. Complaints over defective goods. |
delinquency | Minor crime, especially that committed by young people. Social causes of crime and delinquency. |
demonic | Relating to or characteristic of demons or evil spirits. Something demonic in him something that could be cruel. |
deviltry | Wicked and cruel behavior. |
diabolic | Extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell. The diabolical expression on his face. |
error | Inadvertent incorrectness. The book was full of errors. |
hellish | Extremely (used for emphasis. It was hellish expensive. |
immoral | Deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong. Unseemly and immoral behaviour. |
impious | Showing a lack of respect for God or religion. The emperor s impious attacks on the Church. |
improper | Not suitable or right or appropriate. An improper suggestion. |
inaccurate | Not accurate. An inaccurate translation. |
iniquity | An unjust act. A den of iniquity. |
injustice | An unjust act. She was taken aback by the injustice of Nora s remark. |
malevolence | The quality of threatening evil. His eyes were glowing with malevolence. |
malevolent | Having or showing a wish to do evil to others. Failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful. |
malice | The desire to harm someone; ill will. I bear no malice towards anybody. |
maliciousness | Feeling a need to see others suffer. |
mischief | A wrong or hardship that a statute is designed to remove or for which the common law affords a remedy. Her eyes twinkled with irrepressible mischief. |
misinterpret | Interpret falsely. I think you re misinterpreting the situation. |
nefarious | (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal. The nefarious activities of the organized crime syndicates. |
spite | Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty. It seemed as if the wind had a spite at her. |
treacherous | Tending to betray especially having a treacherous character as attributed to the Carthaginians by the Romans. A treacherous Gestapo agent. |
ugliness | The quality of being unpleasant or repulsive in appearance. The sheer ugliness of this architectural monstrosity. |
unethical | Not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior. It is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment. |
unjust | Not equitable or fair. Unjust punishment. |
wickedness | Estrangement from god. The wickedness of the regime. |
wrong | Treat unjustly do wrong to. They were wrong to take the law into their own hands. |