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viceimmoral or evil habits or practices

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: immoral or evil habits or practices

Pronunciation (IPA): /vaɪs/

Example Sentences

  • His only vice was eating too much chocolate cake.
  • The carpenter used a vice to hold the metal pipe steady.
  • She claimed shopping was her harmless vice, but her credit card disagreed.

vice

NOUN

[/vaɪs/]

immoral or evil habits or practices

a man with torn clothes and empty pockets frantically searches through trash cans for anything valuable. His hands shake as he desperately looks for coins or items to sell. A worried friend approaches from behind, reaching out to help but looking shocked at his condition. The gambler's wedding ring is missing and his wallet lies empty on the ground. Other people in the alley turn away or shake their heads in disapproval. The friend's face shows deep concern as she witnesses how far her friend has fallen.  how immoral habits and practices have completely destroyed someone's life
💡 Concept

a man with torn clothes and empty pockets frantically searches through trash cans for anything valuable. His hands shake as he desperately looks for coins or items to sell. A worried friend approaches from behind, reaching out to help but looking shocked at his condition. The gambler's wedding ring is missing and his wallet lies empty on the ground. Other people in the alley turn away or shake their heads in disapproval. The friend's face shows deep concern as she witnesses how far her friend has fallen. how immoral habits and practices have completely destroyed someone's life

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/vaɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/vaɪs/

🌳Etymology

Rootvice

🎵Rhyme

diceicenicepriceslice
dice
ice
nice
price
slice

🔗Collocations

vice squad
moral vice
deadly vice
vice and virtue
grip in a vice

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His only vice was eating too much chocolate cake.

The carpenter used a vice to hold the metal pipe steady.

😄 Fun example

She claimed shopping was her harmless vice, but her credit card disagreed.

The detective worked for the vice department, investigating illegal gambling.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

sinfaultweaknessfailingdefect

Antonyms

virtuestrengthgoodness

Related

viciousvirtuemoralethicscorruption

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