vicious circle

1. 1.

   one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first

   Synonymsvicious cycle

   Broaderpositive feedback
2. 2.

   an argument that assumes that which is to be proved

   Broaderspecious argument

Questions about vicious circle

What does vicious circle mean?

vicious circle means "one trouble leads to another that aggravates the first". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for vicious circle?

Close synonyms include vicious cycle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is vicious circle a common word?

vicious circle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.