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Meaning of vicious circle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A situation in which the response to one problem creates a chain of problems, each making it more difficult to solve the original one.
A fallacy in which the premise is used to prove a conclusion which is then used to prove the premise.

Equivalents

Català cercle viciós

Čeština definice kruhem

Deutsch Circulus vitiosus Teufelskreis Zirkelschluss

Ελληνικά φαύλος κύκλος

Español círculo vicioso pescadilla que se muerde la cola

Euskara gurpil zoro

Suomi kehäpäätelmä noidankehä

Français cercle vicieux

Gaeilge ciorcal lochtach

हिन्दी दुष्चक्र

Magyar ördögi kör

Հայերեն արատավոր շրջան

Bahasa Indonesia lingkaran setan

Íslenska vítahringur

Italiano cerchio vizioso circolo vizioso

日本語循環論法悪循環

ქართული მანკიერი წრე

한국어 악순환 악의 고리

Latina circulus vitiosus

Nederlands duivelskring vicieuze cirkel

Polski błędne koło

Português círculo vicioso

Română cerc vicios

Русский заколдо́ванный круг за́мкнутый круг порочный круг

Svenska ond cirkel

Türkçe kısır döngü

Examples

“Meanwhile street congestion grows worse and the vicious circle tightens of private motor-cars which impede L.T.E. buses in Central London and of exasperated bus travellers who therefore take to using their own cars.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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