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Vice

Definition

(formal) A moral failing or weakness in someone's character; a bad or unhealthy habit or activity. Can also refer to a tool used for holding or clamping objects in place, especially in a workshop or laboratory. Typically collocates with 'moral', 'personal', 'secret', 'addictive', 'mechanical'.

Example Sentences

1The politician's secret vice was exposed in the media, leading to a public scandal and eventual resignation.
2Is there a vice in the workshop that can hold this delicate glass in place while I glue the fragments together?
3The addictive nature of social media has been described as a modern vice, eroding attention span and deepening social isolation.
4In his later years, the artist struggled with the vice of procrastination, often leaving projects unfinished for months or even years.
5There is a long tradition of moralising about vice in literature, from the cautionary tales of medieval allegory to the nuanced explorations of modernist fiction.

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