Vice

For the media company, see Vice Media. For the mechanical gripping device, see Vise. For other uses, see Vice (disambiguation).

Henry Fuseli, Virtue reclaiming Youth from the arms of Vice, 1806–1807.

A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered morally wrong in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character trait, a defect, an infirmity, or a bad or unhealthy habit.[citation needed] Vices are usually associated with a fault in a person's character or temperament rather than their morality.[1]

Synonyms for vice include fault, sin, depravity, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption. The antonym of vice is virtue.[2]

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  2. ^ "Vice". Thesaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2012-06-30.