The phrase "a vicious response" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a reply that is cruel, aggressive, or harsh in nature.
Example: "Her comments were not just critical; they were a vicious response that left him feeling hurt and attacked."
Alternatives: "a brutal reply" or "a spiteful reaction."
Ms Mulroy also wants to pipe groundwater from the rural and wetter northern counties of Nevada to Las Vegas, but that has caused a vicious row.Another response is to call in the lawyers.
Now researchers have found that immune cells in patients with cystic fibrosis react differently to the bug, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, provoking a vicious inflammatory response.
After the usual pain and suffering inflicted by the occasional unfriendly email, Groseclose explains that, "The most vicious response of all was by Eric Alterman, a writer at Media Matters.
They talked about a Muslim Brotherhood uprising in Syria in the eighties, and the regime's vicious response, which left thousands dead.
The next day, townspeople inflamed by the regime's vicious response turned their fury on offices of the ruling National Congress party and the intelligence services.
Almost 40 years on, Bongi spoke to the BBC about what moved her friends to speak out and her memories of the vicious response that followed.
As one male group member commented on the post, his immediate and vicious response simply proved my point.
Obama, once again, has forced America to look at its ugly side and the predictably vicious response of the Right has driven home the message with its astonishing hatred.
Nuclear deterrence is built on the idea that even if you get a jump on me and take me down, you're still going to get taken out by that vicious response I've kept in storage just for that occasion. .
"As an [older] woman in the media, you know that you will elicit vicious responses," notes De Win.
