vicious

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

violent
violentHer ex-boyfriend was violent.
aggressiveShe was very aggressive towards the TV reporters.
ferociousA ferocious dog guarded the house.
fierceThe battle for the stronghold was fierce, with hundreds of soldiers killed.
savageIt was a savage attack.
brutalHe was jailed for the brutal crime.
not considering someone's feelings: 直截了当的;不顾及他人感受的
She spoke with brutal honesty - I was too old for the job.她毫不留情地直接告诉我，我年纪太大，不适合这份工作。
This was a particularly brutal and cowardly attack.这是一次特别残忍和懦弱的攻击。
The rebel army behaved in a brutal fashion.叛军行事残忍。
The psychologist's attitude seemed far too casual, even brutal.那个心理学家的态度似乎太过冷淡了，甚至有些冷酷。
She wrote a thriller about a brutal serial killer.
The assault was premeditated and particularly brutal.这次袭击是有预谋的，非常残忍。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Violent or aggressive
abusively
aggressive
aggressively
aggressiveness
aggro
ferocity
fierce
fierceness
fighting words
flex
proactive aggression
pugnacious
pugnaciously
pugnacity
punky
vicious
viciously
viciousness
violence
warlike

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Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
Not being friendly

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