wickedness

[ wik-id-nis ]

noun

1. the quality or state of being wicked. wick. wicked.
2. wicked wick wicked conduct or practices.
3. a wicked wick wicked act or thing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wickedness¹

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; wicked, -ness

Example Sentences

A second person said: "The bolt challenge is paining me because it’s innocent and hardworking people on both sides that are suffering for the wickedness and thoughtlessness of other people. Really unfair."

From BBC

Shadow foreign secretary Andrew Mitchell told Sky News the shooting was "an appalling act of violence and wickedness" that has been "rightly condemned by everyone for what it is".

From BBC

“But let us hope that the rumors of her wickedness are just that.”

From Literature

"It's like playing Cluedo, but being live playing it, and the wickedness," she says.

From BBC

The barrister later said Mr Taylor was portrayed as "mocking" Richard III's disability and "linking physical deformity with wickedness or moral failings".

From BBC

Related Words

• depravity
• sinfulness