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English noun: wickedness | |||
| 1. | wickedness (act) morally objectionable behavior | ||
| Synonyms | evil, immorality, iniquity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evildoing, transgression | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | devilry, deviltry, foul play, irreverence, sexual immorality, violation | ||
| 2. | wickedness (state) absence of moral or spiritual values | ||
| Samples | The powers of darkness. | ||
| Synonyms | dark, darkness, iniquity | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | condition, status | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | foulness | ||
| 3. | wickedness (attribute) the quality of being wicked | ||
| Synonyms | nefariousness, ugliness, vileness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evil, evilness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enormity, filthiness | ||
| 4. | wickedness (attribute) estrangement from god | ||
| Synonyms | sin, sinfulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unrighteousness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | mark of Cain | ||
| 5. | wickedness (attribute) the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||
| Samples | The vileness of his language surprised us. | ||
| Synonyms | loathsomeness, lousiness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | distastefulness, odiousness, offensiveness | ||
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