vice
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6.2
- noun
- /vaɪs/
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vicio
- Do you refrain from these vices out of respect for the moral virtues?
- vice and virtue
- worst vice
Do you have a vice in life?
- Do you have a vice in life?
- Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
- Nobody believes that if you add up vices, you get a virtue.
- I don't drink, I don't smoke, so it's like, that's my vice I guess, right?
- When things around us get bad, people's vices and addictions get worse.
- And it is then that we begin to lean into vices, right?
- They are the way that vice manifest itself.
- A hatred, the opposite of friendship, of vice or bad things.
- If we have one vice, we cherish it.
- And, you know, they have their vice quotations.
- narcotics and I was also moonlighting and Vice for prostitution.
Examples
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I don't drink, I don't smoke, so it's like, that's my vice I guess, right?
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But those are two vices that kill a lot of people every year.
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Do you have a vice in life?
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But sex is my only vice.
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Why would I lean into that little vice socially?
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If we have one vice, we cherish it.
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Impatience is a definite vice and innovation is a huge strength.
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Governments punish the worst expressions of vice and provide minimal peace and welfare.
Academic text (1990) -
When things around us get bad, people's vices and addictions get worse.
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Many people struggle with their vices, such as smoking or excessive drinking.
Synonyms
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2.5
An act that breaks a religious or moral rule
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5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
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8.8
A state of very bad moral behavior
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
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3.4
A senior leader who is second in charge and takes over when the leader is away
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3.9
A top company manager who leads major divisions and ranks above other vice presidents
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5.3
A senior manager who leads major company divisions and reports to the CEO
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3.0
A person who is second in the United States government and leads the Senate, becoming President if needed
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5.6
A police group that investigates and stops crimes like gambling and prostitution
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5.1
A woman who is second in charge to the chair and leads when the chair is absent
How Immoral
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word vice comes from the Latin word vitium, which means 'fault' or 'defect', and you can see the same root in the word vicious. So a vice is a 'fault' in a person's character or a bad habit.