"wickedness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-wickedness.wav Forms: wickednesses [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*weyk-|id=separate}}, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|en|enm|wikkednesse|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle English wikkednesse, {{inh+|en|enm|wikkednesse}} Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, {{suffix|en|wicked|ness}} wicked + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} wickedness (countable and uncountable, plural wickednesses)
  1. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (state of being wicked): πονηρία (ponēría) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), злоба (zloba) [feminine] (Bulgarian), лошотия (lošotija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), dolenteria [feminine] (Catalan), malícia [feminine] (Catalan), pahuus (Finnish), méchanceté [feminine] (French), perversité [feminine] (French), Bosheit [feminine] (German), 𐌱𐌰𐌻𐍅𐌰𐍅𐌴𐍃𐌴𐌹 (balwawēsei) [feminine] (Gothic), רִשְׁעוּת [feminine] (Hebrew), áibhirseoireacht [feminine] (Irish), coireacht [feminine] (Irish), colaí [feminine] (Irish), díchúis [feminine] (Irish), lochtaíl [feminine] (Irish), mallaitheacht [feminine] (Irish), urchóideacht [feminine] (Irish), cattiveria [feminine] (Italian), ຄວາມຊົ່ວ (khuām sūa) (Lao), wikkednesse (Middle English), marridesa [feminine] (Occitan), aulesa [feminine] (Occitan), malícia [feminine] (Occitan), perversitat [feminine] (Occitan), malesa [feminine] (Occitan), malor [feminine] (Occitan), emmaliment [masculine] (Occitan), marridariá [feminine] (Occitan), cativēria [feminine] (Romagnol), răutate [feminine] (Romanian), perversitate [feminine] (Romanian), ticăloșie [feminine] (Romanian), злоба (zloba) (Russian), अधर्म (adharma) [masculine] (Sanskrit), निकृति (nikṛti) [feminine] (Sanskrit), maldad [feminine] (Spanish), perversidad [feminine] (Spanish), perversión [feminine] (Spanish), malicia [feminine] (Spanish), yolaiññe (Tocharian B), злочести́вість (zločestývistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-wickedness-en-noun-mcRG1Jjr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Middle English translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Romagnol translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Sanskrit translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tocharian B translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 74 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 76 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Middle English translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Romagnol translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Sanskrit translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Tocharian B translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'state of being wicked': 84 16
  2. A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-wickedness-en-noun-6VU37NoD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (wicked thing): злина (zlina) [feminine] (Bulgarian), boosheid [feminine] (Dutch), iniquité [feminine] (French), méchanceté [feminine] (French), mauvaise action [feminine] (French), marridesa [feminine] (Occitan), desaguici [masculine] (Occitan), marridariá [feminine] (Occitan)
Disambiguation of 'wicked thing': 54 46

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "state of being wicked",
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      "code": "lo",
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      "word": "malor"
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      "word": "cativēria"
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      "word": "răutate"
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      "word": "ticăloșie"
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      "sense": "state of being wicked",
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      "word": "maldad"
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      "sense": "state of being wicked",
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      "word": "perversidad"
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      "roman": "zločestývistʹ",
      "sense": "state of being wicked",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "злочести́вість"
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