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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvicioso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /viˈsi.u.zu/
"Eles estão presos em um círculo vicioso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deliberately cruel or violent.
"The stray dog made a vicious attack on the postman." - 2
Serious or dangerous, especially used of a circle or cycle of events.
"Many families are trapped in a vicious circle of poverty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'vitiosus', meaning faulty or defective, stemming from 'vitium' (fault, vice). Entering Middle English via Old French 'vicious' in the 14th century, its primary meaning evolved from morally flawed or defective to characterized by vice, and later to fierce, dangerous, and malicious.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vicious" is said worldwide
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vicieux
Transliteration: /vi.sjø/
"C'était une attaque particulièrement vicieuse."
bösartig
Transliteration: /ˈbøːsˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
"Er erlitt einen bösartigen Angriff von dem Hund."
feroce
Transliteration: /feˈro.t͡ʃe/
"Il cane ha fatto un attacco feroce."
vicioso
Transliteration: /biˈsjoso/
"Están atrapados en un círculo vicioso."
vicioso
Transliteration: /viˈsi.u.zu/
"Eles estão presos em um círculo vicioso."
क्रूर
Transliteration: kroor
"यह एक क्रूर हमला था।"
恶毒的
Transliteration: èdú de
"这是一次恶毒的攻击。"
악독한
Transliteration: akdokhan
"그것은 잔인하고 악독한 공격이었다."
残忍な
Transliteration: zannin na
"それは残忍な攻撃だった。"
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