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vice
1[vahys]
noun
an immoral or evil habit or practice.
These biblical verses cover the vices of boastfulness and pride, miserliness, and hypocrisy.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms:immoral conduct; depraved or degrading behavior.
In the Christian religion there are numerous instances of sudden conversions from a life of vice to one of virtue.
Synonyms: , , , , , ,Antonyms: ,sexual immorality, especially prostitution.
Synonyms: , ,a particular form of depravity.
a fault, defect, or shortcoming.
a minor vice in his literary style.
Synonyms: , , , , ,(of a horse’s behavior) a bad habit.
Allowing your horse turnout in a paddock may prevent vices such as weaving or wood chewing normally observed in a stall.
Sometimes Vice vice squad.
Detective Crockett was reassigned from the Robbery Division to Vice last year.
Vice, a character in the English morality plays, a personification of general vice or of a particular vice, serving as the buffoon.
Archaic.a physical defect, flaw, or infirmity.
In most cases, attempts to relieve the symptoms will be of little avail without at the same time relieving or removing the constitutional vice which has induced this condition.
adjective
of or relating to the vice squad, or to the threats to public order it is tasked to police, such as gambling, pornography, prostitution, and narcotics: the vice division of the police department.
a vice cop;
the vice division of the police department.
vice
2[vahys]
noun
vise.
vice
3[vahy-see, -suh, vahys]
preposition
instead of; in the place of.
The committee was reorganized, with Mr. Silver, vice Mr. Cooper, as the head.
vice-
4a combining form meaning “deputy,” used in the formation of compound words, usually titles of officials who serve in the absence of the official denoted by the base word.
viceroy; vice-chancellor.
vice
1/ ɪ /
noun
an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait
habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices
a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion
a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc
smoking is his only vice
obsoletepathol any physical defect or imperfection
a bad trick or disposition, as of horses, dogs, etc
vice
2/ ɪ /
adjective
(prenominal) serving in the place of or as a deputy for
( in combination )
viceroy
noun
informala person who serves as a deputy to another
vice
3/ ɪ /
noun
an appliance for holding an object while work is done upon it, usually having a pair of jaws
verb
(tr) to grip (something) with or as if with a vice
Vice
4/ ɪ /
noun
(in English morality plays) a character personifying a particular vice or vice in general
vice
5/ ˈɪɪ /
preposition
instead of; as a substitute for
Other Word Forms
- ˈ adjective
- ˈˌ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of vice1
Origin of vice2
Word History and Origins
Origin of vice1
Origin of vice2
Origin of vice3
Origin of vice4
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Example Sentences
Debora, you have a character, a female vice president, who’s been doing the bidding of an older president whose capabilities have been called into question, and spoiler alert, she becomes president.
A few weeks later, Oyewole quit his job as the vice president of creative, experiential and content development at Def Jam Recording.
“It’s a new way of thinking about scholarship support that lets you extend your dollars” further than by simply giving away money, said Alex Harris, vice president at the Harold K.L.
“Today we are seeing an uptick in the chaotic presence of immigration enforcement, particularly the Border Patrol,” said Elizabeth Strater, vice president of the United Farm Workers.
A university's decision to give its vice chancellor a 13% pay rise before cutting dozens of jobs has been criticised by a trade union.
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