wickedness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
So, if a Sonne that is by his Father ſent about Merchandize, doe ſinfully miſcarry vpon the Sea; the imputation of his vvickedneſſe, by your rule, ſhould be impoſed vpon his Father that ſent him: […]
1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene i], page 84, column 2:Derived from the Latin words "scelero" — which means crime or wickedness — and "phobos" meaning fear — scelerophobia is coined by both criminologists and psychologists as the fear of burglars, according to Ayla Faisal, a clinical psychologist and a PhD scholar at the Institute of Clinical Psychology at the University of Karachi.
2023 September 26, Abby Roch, “My house was broken into. Now I have developed a fear of thieves called scelerophobia.”, in Business Insider:We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue.
2005, Plato, translated by Lesley Brown, Sophist, page 227d:
- (countable, uncountable) A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| wickednesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
degradation · atrocity · peccability · degeneracy · baseness · impurity · vitiation · perversion · iniquity · unrighteousness · unsaintliness · dishonour · sin · wrong · pollution · indecency · unrightfulness · outrage · unvirtuousness · misdoing · turpitude · indecency · improbity · turpitude · turpitude · misguilt · unhonour · wickedness · unrighteousness · obliquity · depravation · depravedness · unpropriety · unseemliness · malignity · unprobity · undecency · pravity · defilement · iniquity · depravity · unuprightness · ungodliness · impropriety · corruption · sinfulness · lewdity · wickedness · immorality · depravity · outrage · wrongdoing · wickedness · dishonour · infamy · depravity
Translations (53)
ga mallaitheacht (state of being wicked) · ca malícia (state of being wicked) · ro perversitate (state of being wicked) · ta வில்லத்தனம் (state of being wicked) · es perversidad (state of being wicked) · ta பொல்லாத்தனம் (state of being wicked) · oc desaguici (wicked thing) · nl boosheid (wicked thing) · grc πονηρία (state of being wicked) · ru злоба (state of being wicked) · es perversión (state of being wicked) · ga díchúis (state of being wicked) · ro răutate (state of being wicked) · ga coireacht (state of being wicked) · uk злочести́вість (state of being wicked) · es maldad (state of being wicked) · he רִשְׁעוּת (state of being wicked) · oc marridariá (wicked thing) · bg лошотия (state of being wicked) · fi pahuus (state of being wicked) · oc perversitat (state of being wicked) · bg злина (wicked thing) · ga áibhirseoireacht (state of being wicked) · enm wikkednesse (state of being wicked) · bg злоба (state of being wicked) · oc marridesa (wicked thing) · it cattiveria (state of being wicked) · ga lochtaíl (state of being wicked) · ro ticăloșie (state of being wicked) · oc marridariá (state of being wicked) · ga colaí (state of being wicked) · ga urchóideacht (state of being wicked) · fr iniquité (wicked thing) · ca dolenteria (state of being wicked) · oc malor (state of being wicked) · es malicia (state of being wicked) · oc malícia (state of being wicked) · fr méchanceté (wicked thing) · sa निकृति (state of being wicked) · fr mauvaise action (wicked thing) · txb yolaiññe (state of being wicked) · oc marridesa (state of being wicked) · sa अधर्म (state of being wicked) · oc emmaliment (state of being wicked) · oc malesa (state of being wicked) · lo ຄວາມຊົ່ວ (state of being wicked) · oc aulesa (state of being wicked) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌴𐌹 (state of being wicked) · de Bosheit (state of being wicked) · fr perversité (state of being wicked) · rgn cativēria (state of being wicked) · fr méchanceté (state of being wicked) · ota فساد (state of being wicked)