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villain
[ vil-uhn ]
noun
- a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
Synonyms: , , , ,
- 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
/ ˈɪə /
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
- ˈԱ, noun:feminine
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Other Word Forms
- ܲ·l noun
- ܲd·l 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 īԳܲ worker on a country estate, from Latin: villa
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With a lack of transparency behind the reasons for his doping offence, he was given a villain's welcome.
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As far as he’s concerned, she won’t be around to tell anyone, so he can openly monologue like a Bond villain all he wants.
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“In Mexico there’s a perception that the United States is the villain of our story,” said historian Alejandro Rosas.
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The Brighton boxer says he has learned to accept, even "relish", the villain tag.
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The dregs of the British Empire could barely restrain their racism and classism, and Meghan was easily cast as a convenient villain.
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