# Words one can get confused

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Viscous: The adjective form of “viscosity,” a property of a fluid that makes it resistant to deformation.  
Honey is more viscous than water.

Vicious: cruel and/or violent. Wolves are vicious predators.

“Vicious circle” is a common expression describing a sequence of reciprocal adverse events that reinforce each other.

“Viscous circle” is a misspelling of “vicious circle.”

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