vice

(vīs)

1. a. An evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit.
   b. A serious moral failing.
   c. Wicked or evil conduct or habits; corruption.
2. Sexual immorality, especially prostitution.
3. a. A slight personal failing; a foible: the vice of untidiness.
   b. A flaw or imperfection; a defect.
4. A physical defect or weakness.
5. An undesirable habit, such as crib-biting, in a domestic animal.
6. a. Vice A character representing generalized or particular vice in English morality plays.
   b. A jester or buffoon.

(vīs)

(vīˈsē, -sə)