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Vicious circle - English meaning

Vicious circle – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A sequence of reciprocal cause and effect in which two or more elements intensify and aggravate each other, leading inexorably to a worsening of the situation.

Usage examples:

Debtors were caught in a vicious circle: they could not be freed until they had paid their debt, an…
noun

A situation in which one problem causes another one, making the original problem impossible to solve

Usage examples:

In a kind of vicious circle, girls did not study science because other girls didn’t study science, …

Vicious circle translation into English

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恶性循环

Vicious circle: translate from English into Dutch

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Vicieuze cirkel, Vicieuse krink

Vicious circle: translate from English into French

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Cercle vicieux

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Teufelskreis

Vicious circle: translate from English into Hindi

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ख़राब घेरा, दुश्चक्र, ख़राब घेरा

Vicious circle: translate from English into Italian

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Circolo vizioso

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악순환, 순환 논법

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Порочный круг

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Círculo vicioso

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