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Noun: vicious circle  'vi-shus 'sur-kul
  1. One trouble leads to another that aggravates the first
    - vicious cycle
     
  2. An argument that assumes that which is to be proved

Derived forms: vicious circles

Type of: positive feedback, regeneration, specious argument

Encyclopedia: Vicious circle