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villain
[ vil-uhn ]
noun
- a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
Synonyms: scamp, rogue, rapscallion, rascal, knave
- a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot.
- a person or thing considered to be the cause of something bad:
Fear is the villain that can sabotage our goals.
villain
/ ˈvɪlən /
noun
- a wicked or malevolent person
- (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero
- humorous.a mischievous person; rogue
- slang:police.a criminal
- history a variant spelling of villein
- obsolete.an uncouth person; boor
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Derived Forms
- ˈvillainess, noun:feminine
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Other Word Forms
- sub·villain noun
- under·villain noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of villain1
C14: from Old French vilein serf, from Late Latin vīllānus worker on a country estate, from Latin: villa
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Example Sentences
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But the fun that movie audiences have with narcissistic villains goes a long way towards explaining the hold that men like Musk and Trump have over their fans.
From Salon
Movies love superheroes that take on their villains with big-stage swagger.
From Los Angeles Times
"Julianna is the perfect villain to make me a hero," said Harrison.
From BBC
“Sirens” is a simple story that distracts the audience from recognizing the real villain, if we even choose one.
From Salon
What should the few remaining traumatically affected villains do about the drug crisis?
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