wickedness
pronunciation
How to pronounce wickedness in British English:
UK ['wɪkɪdnəs]
How to pronounce wickedness in American English:
US [ ˈwɪkɪdnɪs]
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- Noun:
- morally objectionable behavior
- absence of moral or spiritual values
- the quality of being wicked
- estrangement from god
Word Origin
- wickedness (n.)
- c. 1300, from wicked + -ness.
Example
- 1. Of those who have become princes through wickedness
- 2. God also made the men of shechem pay for all their wickedness .
- 3. How antisocial is all this wickedness ?
- 4. My mouth speaks what is true , for my lips detest wickedness .
- 5. Either way his act of betrayal is but one part of his wickedness .