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- DictionaryWick·ed·ness/ˈwikədnəs/
noun
- 1. the quality of being evil or morally wrong: "the wickedness of the regime"
The meaning of WICKEDNESS is the quality or state of being wicked.
Wickedness definition: the quality or state of being wicked. . See examples of WICKEDNESS used in a sentence.
the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. tawdry. trespass.
the fact of being morally very wrong or bad: They would be punished for their wickedness. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom. no more Mr Nice Guy idiom. non-ethical. tawdry. trespass.
Wickedness goes way past being naughty or mischievous; it means a quality of true evil. In an old spy movie, the villain might reveal his wickedness by cackling with delight while carrying out dastardly plans.
Wickedness. show one’s horns To reveal one’s evil intentions; to expose one’s malicious, venomous, or insidious nature. This expression alludes to the horns commonly portrayed on the forehead of Satan, an attribute which also gave rise to one of the devil’s nicknames, Old Hornie.
the fact of being morally bad; behaviour that is morally bad. He blames his problems on the world's wickedness. The wickedness of his deception took my breath away. the fact of being attractive although you know something is slightly bad or wrong. Definition of wickedness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
