Definition of Vicious circle

1. Noun. One trouble leads to another that aggravates the first.

Exact synonyms: Vicious Cycle
Generic synonyms: Positive Feedback, Regeneration

2. Noun. An argument that assumes that which is to be proved.
Generic synonyms: Specious Argument

Definition of Vicious circle

1. Noun. A situation in which the solution to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one. ¹

2. Noun. (logic) A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Vicious circle

1. The mutually accelerating action of two independent diseases or phenomena, or of a primary and secondary affection, the passage of food, after a gastroenterostomy, from the artificial opening through the intestinal loop by antiperistaltic action and back into the stomach again by the pyloric orifice, or the reverse. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vicious Circle

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vicissitudinous
vicissitudinously
vicissity
vicissy duck

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