VICIOUS CIRCLE

Meaning of VICIOUS CIRCLE in English

n. phr. A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. Some people take so many different kinds of medicine to cure an illness that they develop other illnesses from the medicine and are thus caught in a vicious circle.

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VICIOUS CIRCLE — noun Date: circa 1792 an argument or definition that begs the question, a chain of events in which the response …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
VICIOUS CIRCLE — noun 1. : a chain of circumstances constituting a situation in which the process of solving one difficulty creates a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — 1. Logic. a. (in demonstration) the use of each of two propositions to establish the other. b. (in definition) the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — n. neverending cycle, situation that one cannot escape from or change, cycle of action and reaction that repeats itself over …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
VICIOUS CIRCLE — Date: circa 1792 1. : an argument or definition that begs the question 2. : a chain of events in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — Function: noun Date: circa 1792 1 : an argument or definition that begs the question 2 : a chain of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — ■ noun a sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
VICIOUS CIRCLE — [vicious circle] n (ca. 1792) 1: a chain of events in which the response to one difficulty creates a new …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VICIOUS CIRCLE — noun [ sing. ] a situation in which one problem causes another problem which then makes the first problem worse …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — ˌvicious ˈcircle BrE AmE ( also ˌvicious ˈcycle ) noun [singular] a situation in which one problem causes another problem, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VICIOUS CIRCLE — or vicious cycle ( vicious circles) A vicious circle is a problem or difficult situation that has the effect of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — or vicious cycle (~s) A ~ is a problem or difficult situation that has the effect of creating new problems …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
VICIOUS CIRCLE — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Abused children often grow up to abuse their own children - it's a vicious …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — Synonyms and related words : absurdity, aimlessness, annular muscle, annulus, apparent soundness, areola, aureole, bootlessness, casuistry, chain of circumstances, chain …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VICIOUS CIRCLE — {n. phr.} A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. * /Some people …
Slang English vocab
VICIOUS CIRCLE — See ↑ PROBLEM 4
Longman Activator English vocab
VICIOUS CIRCLE — {n. phr.} A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. * /Some people …
Словарь английских идиом
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг порочный круг
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — Порочный круг
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
VICIOUS CIRCLE — Порочный круг
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг; заколдованный круг; замкнутый круг
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг; заколдованный круг; замкнутый круг
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
VICIOUS CIRCLE — порочный круг порочный круг
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CIRCLE — I Geometrical curve, one of the conic section s, consisting of the set of all points the same distance (the …
Английский словарь Британика
CIRCLE — I. ˈsərkəl, -ə̄k-, -əik- noun ( -s ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin circulus ) of Middle English cercle, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
VICIOUS — (a.) Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
Английский словарь Webster
VICIOUS — (a.) Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct.
Английский словарь Webster
VICIOUS — ( a. ) Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language; vicious idioms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VICIOUS — ( a. ) Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct; depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples; vicious conduct.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VICIOUS — — viciously , adv. — viciousness , n. /vish"euhs/ , adj. 1. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCLE — — circler , n. /serr"keuhl/ , n. , v. , circled, circling . n. 1. a closed plane curve consisting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CIRCLE — I. ˈsər-kəl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English cercle, from Anglo-French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus circle, circus, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VICIOUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French vicios, from Latin vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, from vitium vice Date: 14th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VICIOUS — adj bitter; spiteful; malignant. 2. vicious ·adj characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty; imperfect. 3. vicious ·adj wanting purity; …
Webster English vocab
CIRCLE — noun compass; circuit; inclosure. 2. circle ·noun to move around; to revolve around. 3. circle ·noun a territorial division or …
Webster English vocab
VICIOUS — [vi.cious] adj [ME, fr. MF vicieus, fr. L vitiosus full of faults, corrupt, fr. vitium vice] (14c) 1: having the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CIRCLE — [cir.cle] n, often attrib [ME cercle, fr. OF, fr. L circulus, dim. of circus circle, circus, fr. or akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VICIOUS — vicious BrE AmE ˈvɪʃ əs ▷ vicious|ly li ▷ vicious|ness nəs nɪs ▶ ˌ vicious ˈ circle BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VICIOUS — / ˈvɪʃəs; NAmE / adjective 1. violent and cruel SYN brutal : a vicious attack a vicious criminal She has …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCLE — / ˈsɜːkl; NAmE ˈsɜːrkl/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a completely round flat shape : Cut out two circles …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VICIOUS — vi ‧ cious /ˈvɪʃəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: vicieux , from Latin …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CIRCLE — I. cir ‧ cle 1 S2 W2 /ˈsɜːk ə l $ ˈsɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VICIOUS — adj. 1 bad-tempered, spiteful (a vicious dog; vicious remarks). 2 violent, severe (a vicious attack). 3 of the nature of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CIRCLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VICIOUS — adj. 1 bad-tempered, spiteful (a vicious dog; vicious remarks). 2 violent, severe (a vicious attack). 3 of the nature of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CIRCLE — n. & v. n. 1 a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VICIOUS — adj.1 bad-tempered, spiteful (a vicious dog; vicious remarks). 2 violent, severe (a vicious attack). 3 of the nature of or …
Oxford English vocab
CIRCLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a round plane figure whose circumference is everywhere equidistant from its centre. b the …
Oxford English vocab
VICIOUS — 1. A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man... He …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CIRCLE — ( circles, circling, circled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A circle …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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