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wickedness

/ˈwɪkɪdnəs/ noun C2
  1. The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour. (countable, uncountable)

Plural wickednesses

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What a stroke was this for poor Jane, who would willingly have gone through the world without believing that so much wickedness existed in the whole race of mankind as was here collected in one individual!
Pride and Prejudice, p. 253 · B2
Holmes, that you can see deeply into the manifold wickedness of the human heart.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 38 · B2
Still, from an artificial civilization have originated wants, vices, and false tastes, which occasionally become so powerful as to stifle within us all good feelings, and ultimately to lead us into guilt and wickedness.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 161 · C1
I increased in wickedness till I committed crime.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1059 · C1

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