悪 循 環(あくじゅんかん)

あくじゅんかん

noun

vicious cycle, vicious circle

1. vicious cycle, vicious circle

A situation in which one problem leads to another, which in turn worsens the original problem, creating a self-reinforcing negative loop.

悪循環(あくじゅんかん)に陥(おちい)る。

To fall into a vicious cycle.

睡眠不足(すいみんぶそく)とストレスの悪循環(あくじゅんかん)を断(た)ち切(き)りたい。

I want to break the vicious cycle of lack of sleep and stress.

人口(じんこう)減少(げんしょう)と経済(けいざい)縮小(しゅくしょう)の悪循環(あくじゅんかん)から抜(ぬ)け出(だ)すのは容易(ようい)ではない。

It is not easy to escape the vicious cycle of population decline and economic contraction.

Usage

The opposite is 好循環(こうじゅんかん) (virtuous cycle). 悪循環(あくじゅんかん) is common in health, economics, social issues, and everyday conversation about recurring problems.

The word breaks down as 悪(あく) (bad) + 循環(じゅんかん) (circulation, cycle).

Common collocations

悪循環(あくじゅんかん)に陥(おちい)る: to fall into a vicious cycle
悪循環(あくじゅんかん)を断(た)ち切(き)る: to break a vicious cycle
悪循環(あくじゅんかん)から抜(ぬ)け出(だ)す: to escape a vicious cycle
悪循環(あくじゅんかん)を繰(く)り返(かえ)す: to repeat a vicious cycle

Related Words

Related: 循環(じゅんかん) (circulation, cycle)

Synonym: 負(ふ)の連鎖(れんさ) (vicious cycle (everyday))

Compare: 堂々巡(どうどうめぐ)り (going around in circles)

Compare: 好(こう)循環(じゅんかん) (virtuous cycle)

general

Added 2026.2.22 14:29 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01

12500/12668_akujunkan