Pronunciation

/vsaɪs/

Definitions

• Noun: 1. A moral failing or habitually wrong or harmful action, especially one considered a sin or a vice. “He struggled with his gambling vice.” 2. (pl.) A position or role, often implying a negative aspect. “She took on the vice presidency of the charity event.”
• Verb: To indulge in or practice a harmful or immoral habit, such as smoking or drinking. “He vowed to quit smoking, but found it hard to resist the vice.”
• Adjective: Characterizing a vice, such as “vice-like grip” or “vice-like hold.”

Phrases

• “Overcoming a vice” means quitting or breaking a harmful habit.
• “Lust, gluttony, envy, pride, wrath, sloth, and greed are the seven deadly sins.”
• “Living a life of moderation is the opposite of being consumed by vices.”

Example Sentences

• Noun: “Her struggle with alcoholism was a well-known vice in the community.”
• Verb: “The recovering addict sought therapy to overcome his drug vice.”
• Adjective: “The vice president’s ironclad vice-like grip on the project kept everyone on track.”

Synonyms

• Sin
• Fault
• Habit -弊病
• Weakness
• Obsession
• Compulsion
• Indulgence

Antonyms

• Virtue
• Strength
• Temperance
• Abstinence
• Control
• Moderation