Teufelskreis

== German == === Etymology === From Teufel (“devil”) +‎ Kreis (“circle”), a loose calque of Latin circulus vitiosus (also circulus diaboli, but possibly restricted to New Latin and then perhaps after the German). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɔʏ̯fl̩sˌkʁaɪ̯s/ Hyphenation: Teu‧fels‧kreis === Noun === Teufelskreis m (strong, genitive Teufelskreises, plural Teufelskreise) vicious circle, vicious cycle ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== Irrtum Täuschung Trugschluss Zirkelschluss === Further reading === “Teufelskreis” in Duden online