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- DictionaryVil·lain/ˈvilən/
noun
- 1. (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"
- 2. variant spelling of villein archaic
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. Today a villain is a wicked person, whether in fact or fiction.
4 days ago · noun. 1. a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel. 2. a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel, play, etc. who opposes the protagonist or hero. 3. someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc. 4. alt. sp. of.
Definition of villain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. 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. villein. See more. Recommended videos.
VILLAIN definition: a bad person in a film, book, etc. Learn more.
1. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. 2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot. 3. villein. [1275–1325; < Middle French < Late Latin villānus a farm servant]
A villain (also known as a "black hat" or " bad guy "; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction.
