vice
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- pronunciation:
- vaIs
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
wicked, evil, or criminal behavior.
The police tried to get rid of vice in the neighborhood.- antonyms:
- virtue
- similar words:
- crime, foulness, sin
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| definition 2: |
a slight personal fault or weakness.
Her vice is eating too much chocolate.- synonyms:
- flaw, shortcoming
- antonyms:
- virtue
- similar words:
- defect, deficiency, weakness
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| related words: |
flaw, habit, harm |
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| derivation: |
viceless (adj.) |
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Vice and
vise sound alike but have different meanings.