Vice
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noun
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noun
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verb
)
(As a noun)
Vice ( noun )
- A moral failing or defect.
- A bad habit or tendency.
- A minor personal failing or foible.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, from latin vitium, from vitiare "to corrupt," from vitium "defect, fault,".
Examples:
- He acknowledged his vice of greed.
- Smoking is a dangerous vice.
- He had a few minor vices, such as gambling and womanizing.
- She was determined to break her vice of biting her nails.
- His vice of procrastination was causing him to miss deadlines.
(As a noun)
Vice ( noun )
- A moral failing or defect.
- A bad habit or tendency.
- A minor personal failing or foible.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, from latin vitium, from vitiare "to corrupt," from vitium "defect, fault,".
Examples:
- He acknowledged his vice of greed.
- Smoking is a dangerous vice.
- He had a few minor vices, such as gambling and womanizing.
- She was determined to break her vice of biting her nails.
- His vice of procrastination was causing him to miss deadlines.
(As a verb)
Vice ( verb )
- A moral failing or defect.
- A bad habit or tendency.
- A minor personal failing or foible.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french, from latin vitium, from vitiare "to corrupt," from vitium "defect, fault,".
Examples:
- He acknowledged his vice of greed.
- Smoking is a dangerous vice.
- He had a few minor vices, such as gambling and womanizing.
- She was determined to break her vice of biting her nails.
- His vice of procrastination was causing him to miss deadlines.