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- Dictionaryvice/vʌɪs/
noun
- 1. immoral or wicked behaviour: "an open sewer of vice and crime" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of VICE is moral depravity or corruption : wickedness. How to use vice in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Vice.
a moral fault or weakness in someone's character: Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices. mainly humorous My one real vice (= bad habit) is chocolate. [ U ] illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.: The chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice in the city.
Vice definition: an immoral or evil habit or practice. See examples of VICE used in a sentence.
an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait. 2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices. 3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion. 4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc. smoking is his only vice. 5. pathology obsolete.
Definition of vice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A vice is a moral failing or a bad habit. Lying and cheating are both forms of vice. In the United States, municipal police departments often have a bureau dedicated to vice, manned by vice cops, whose job it is to fight crime related to alcohol, drugs, and gambling.
1. a. A practice or habit considered to be evil, degrading, or immoral: the vices of smoking and drinking. b. Wicked or depraved conduct or habits; corruption: "sharpers, desperadoes, pirates, and criminals steeped in vice" (Carl Holliday). 2. Prostitution, the sale of illegal drugs, and certain other forms of usually nonviolent criminal behavior.
