vicious adjective Stress: first syllable 🤍 Save Syllables: vi-cious (2) English Definition Deliberately cruel or violent. Example Sentence The dog made a vicious attack on the stranger. US IPA /ˈvɪʃəs/ 🔊 Listen US UK IPA /ˈvɪʃəs/ 🔊 Listen UK Synonyms cruel savage violent malicious ferocious Antonyms gentle kind benevolent Share this Word Facebook WhatsApp X Telegram Copy Link