Meanings
Deliberately cruel or violent.
جان بوجھ کر بےرحمی یا تشدد کرنے والا۔
بدعنوانی
badanwaani
Common Collocations
- vicious circle
- vicious attack
- vicious rumors
Example Sentences
The vicious dog chased after the mailman.
بدعنوان کتا ڈاکیے کے پیچھے بھاگ گیا۔
Badanwaani kuta daakiye ke peeche bhag gaya.
His vicious remarks hurt her feelings deeply.
اس کی بدعنوان گفتگو نے اس کے جذبات کو شدید متاثر کیا۔
Us ki badanwaani guftagu ne us ke jazbat ko shadeed mutasir kiya.
The report described a vicious cycle of poverty and violence.
رپورٹ نے غربت اور تشدد کے بدعنوان چکر کی وضاحت کی۔
Report ne gurbat aur tashadud ke badanwaani chakr ki wazahat ki.
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💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'vicious' as being 'vitally cruel'.
Imagine a vicious wolf snarling in the moonlight.
✍️ Urdu Poetry
خبیث بُروں کی بستی میں سچ کی رہنا مشکل ہے
Khabis buron ki basti mein sach ki rehna mushkil hai.
In a village of wicked, living the truth becomes difficult.
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🗣️ Urdu Proverb
جو چوری کرے، وہ بدعنوان ہوتا ہے۔
Jo chori kare, woh badanwaani hota hai.
He who steals becomes vicious.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Latin "vīcus" — a village or place
First known use: 15th century
The word 'vicious' evolved from the Latin 'vīcus', meaning 'a village', and started gaining a negative connotation in the Middle Ages implying behavior associated with wild or savage nature.