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villain: [noun] a character in a story or play who opposes the hero.
VILLAIN definition: 1. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law: 2. a criminal: 3. a character in a…. Learn more.
Villain definition: a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. . See examples of VILLAIN used in a sentence.
The term villain is the universal term for characters who pose as catalysts for certain ideals that readers or observers find immoral, but the term "villainess" is often used to highlight specific traits that come with their female identity—separating them, in some aspects, from their male counterparts.
Synonyms for VILLAIN: brute, monster, devil, criminal, savage, offender, beast, scoundrel; Antonyms of VILLAIN: innocent, hero, angel, saint
villain: 1 n a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately Synonyms: scoundrel Types: show 5 types... hide 5 types... blackguard , bounder , cad , dog , heel , hound someone who is morally reprehensible gallows bird a person who deserves to be hanged knave , rapscallion , rascal , rogue , scalawag , scallywag , varlet a deceitful ...
Definition of villain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
