VICIOUS CIRCLE

Meaning of VICIOUS CIRCLE in English

■ noun a sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, leading inexorably to a worsening of the situation.

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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 — [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 — n. phr. A kind of circular or chain reaction in which one negative thing leads to another. Some people take …
American Idioms English vocabulary
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
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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
VICIOUS
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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