VICE
WordNet

noun


(1)   A specific form of evildoing
"Vice offends the moral standards of the community"
(2)   Moral weakness
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A bad habit.
    Smoking is a vice, not a virtue.
  2. prostitution

Etymology 2


From , from , , from ; probably akin to English .

Noun



  1. A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).

Adjective


vice (no comparative or superlative)
  1. in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
    vice president
    vice admiral
 
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