Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

    Bosheit

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    the quality of being wicked

  2. (countable, uncountable)A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.

    morally objectionable behavior

Examples

7 sentences
  1. He's capable of wickedness of any kind.

    deEr ist zu jeder Schandtat fähig.

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  2. He cloaks his wickedness under a smiling face.

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  3. She was an innocent victim of human wickedness.

    deSie war ein unschuldiges Opfer menschlicher Boshaftigkeit.

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  4. Human nature is good and wickedness is essentially unnatural.

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  5. The desire of wickedness came up in your heart.

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Translations

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.

Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.

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Forms

plural: wickednesses
Singularwickedness
Pluralwickednesses

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Synonyms

55 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedwicked

See also

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