wickedness

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun morally objectionable behavior
  2. noun absence of moral or spiritual values
  3. noun the quality of being wicked

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked + -ness.

In classic literature

Synonyms

evil, immorality, iniquity

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