Noun: wickedness wi-kid-nus
- The quality of being wicked
"The wickedness of the criminal organization was revealed during the trial";
- nefariousness, vileness, ugliness
- Morally objectionable behaviour
"The wickedness of his actions was undeniable";
- evil, immorality, iniquity
- Absence of moral or spiritual values
"the powers of wickedness";
- darkness, dark
- Estrangement from god
"He viewed gambling as a wickedness that would lead to his damnation";
- sin, sinfulness
- The quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions
"the wickedness of his language surprised us";
- loathsomeness, repulsiveness, sliminess, vileness, lousiness
Type of: condition, distastefulness, evil, evildoing, evilness, ill, odiousness, offensiveness, status, transgression, unrighteousness
Encyclopedia: Wickedness