vil·lain
vil·lain/ˈvilən/
noun
- (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot."I have played more good guys than villains"synonyms: criminal, lawbreaker, outlaw, offender, felon, convict, jailbird, malefactor, wrongdoer, black hat, supervillain, transgressor, sinner, gangster, gunman, bandit, brigand, desperado, thief, robber, mugger, swindler, fraudster, racketeer, terrorist, pirate, rogue, scoundrel, wretch, heel, reprobate, charlatan, evil-doer, ruffian, hoodlum, hooligan, thug, delinquent, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, crook, con, baddie, shark, rat, snake, snake in the grass, dog, hound, louse, swine, scumbag, wrong 'un, crim, rotter, bounder, bad egg, stinker, malfeasant, misfeasor, infractor, cad, knave, rake, miscreant, blackguard
- variant spelling of villein.
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noun. vil·lain ˈvi-lən. Synonyms of villain. 1. : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero.
a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law, or a cruel or evil character in a book, play, or film:.
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A villain is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines such a character as "a cruelly malicious person who is ... Wikipedia
noun. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. Synonyms: scamp, rogue, rapscallion, rascal, knave.
A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose.
6 senses: 1. a wicked or malevolent person 2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary defines such a character as "a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel; or a ...
villainous applies to any evil, depraved, or vile conduct or characteristic. a villainous assault.
1. Originally, a low-born base-minded rustic; a man of ignoble ideas or instincts; in later use, an unprincipled or depraved scoundrel; a man naturally disposed ...
VILLAIN meaning: 1 : a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things; 2 : a person who does bad things.
definition 1: an evil person; scoundrel. The police haven't caught the villain who stole the car. synonyms: scoundrel similar words: creep, devil, louse, ...
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