wickedness
noun
wick·ed·ness
ˈwi-kəd-nəs 
1
: the quality or state of being wicked
2
: something wicked
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Examples of wickedness in a Sentence
a couple of live wires who got into all kinds of wickedness during their vacation in Las Vegas
the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness
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Good is not assured victory over evil in Shakespeare, though wickedness sets in motion those forces that will hasten the end of its ride.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.
Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.
—Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
The Year of the Dragon, which began on Feb. 10, 2024, ended Tuesday to begin the Year of the Snake.
Snakes in Chinese mythology aren't manifestations of wickedness or evil as in Western cultures.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2025
Less familiar is the part that his American wife, Fanny Stevenson (née Van de Grift), played in juicing up the story’s plot to establish Edward Hyde’s wickedness early on.
—Tobias Grey, airmail.news, 10 Aug. 2024
Burkhart’s wickedness is more intimate, more complex, more human.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Wickedness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wickedness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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