wickedness

== English == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English wikkednesse, wikkednes, equivalent to wicked +‎ -ness. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ === Noun === wickedness (countable and uncountable, plural wickednesses) The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. Synonyms: dishonour, indecency, unrighteousness; see also Thesaurus:improbity, Thesaurus:iniquity A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour. Synonyms: depravity, outrage, turpitude; see also Thesaurus:atrocity ==== Quotations ==== And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually. ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “wickedness”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “wickedness”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.