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View usage for: (vɪlən) Word forms: plural villains1. countable nounA villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants. 2. countable nounThe villain in a novel, film, or play is the main bad character. 3. See the villain of the piece More Synonyms of villain villain in British English (ˈvɪlən) noun1. a wicked or malevolent person 2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero 3. often humorous a mischievous person; rogue 4. British police slang a criminal 5. history a variant spelling of villein 6. obsolete an uncouth person; boor Derived forms villainess (ˈvillainess) feminine noun Word origin C14: from Old French vilein serf, from Late Latin vīllānus worker on a country estate, from Latin: villavillain in American English (ˈvɪlən) noun1. 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. Word origin ME vilein < OFr vilain < VL villanus, a farm servant < L villa, a farm: see villa More idioms containingvillain the villain of the piece Examples of 'villain' in a sentencevillain In other languagesvillain British English: villain / ˈvɪlən/ NOUN A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants. They called him a villain and a murderer. - American English: villain
- Arabic: وَغْد
- Brazilian Portuguese: vilão
- Chinese: 恶棍
- Croatian: negativac
- Czech: darebák
- Danish: skurk
- Dutch: schurk
- European Spanish: villano
- Finnish: roisto
- French: méchant
- German: Bösewicht
- Greek: αχρείος
- Italian: furfante
- Japanese: 悪党
- Korean: 악한
- Norwegian: kjeltring
- Polish: łajdak
- European Portuguese: vilão
- Romanian: răufăcător
- Russian: злодей
- Latin American Spanish: villano
- Swedish: skurk
- Thai: ตัวชั่วร้าย
- Turkish: hain kötü
- Ukrainian: злісний злочинець
- Vietnamese: kẻ ác
Chinese translation of 'villain' n (c) - (= scoundrel)
恶(惡)棍 (ègùn) - (in novel, play etc)
反面人物 (fǎnmiàn rénwù) - (Brit, = criminal)
职(職)业(業)罪犯 (zhíyè zuìfàn)
Definition a wicked or evil person As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away. Synonyms evildoer malefactor blackguard rapscallion caitiff (archaic) wrong 'un (slang) Definition the main wicked character in a novel or play Darth Vader, the villain of the Star Wars trilogy Synonyms scallywag (informal) nointer (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition an unprincipled contemptible person Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), shit (taboo, slang), bastard (offensive, informal), villain, rogue, bugger (taboo, slang), swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, US, Canadian), wretch, bounder (British, old-fashioned, slang), blighter (British, informal), scumbag (slang), miscreant, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (informal) Definition a person guilty of a crime He was put in a cell with several hardened criminals. Synonyms lawbreaker, convict, con (slang), offender, crook (informal), lag (slang), villain, culprit, sinner, delinquent, felon, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), rorter (Australian, slang), jailbird, malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, skelm (South Africa), rogue trader, perp (US, Canadian, informal) You cheeky little devil! Synonyms scamp, monkey (informal), rogue, imp, rascal, tyke (informal), scoundrel, scallywag (informal), mischief-maker, whippersnapper, toerag (slang), pickle (British, informal), nointer (Australian, slang) Additional synonymsDefinition a dishonest man It is difficult to believe that he is such a knave behind my back. Synonyms rogue, cheat, villain, rascal, scoundrel (old-fashioned), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), swindler, bounder (old-fashioned, slang, British), rotter (slang, British), reprobate, scallywag (informal), scumbag (slang), scamp, blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scapegrace, rapscallion, varlet (archaic), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a person who is promiscuous and unscrupulous a self-confessed coward, libertine and scoundrel Synonyms reprobate, seducer, profligate, womanizer, rake, swinger (slang), lecher, roué, sensualist, voluptuary, debauchee, lech or letch (informal), loose liver Definition a wrongdoer or villain Local people demanded that the magistrate apprehend the miscreants. Synonyms wrongdoer, criminal, villain, rogue, sinner, rascal, scoundrel (old-fashioned), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), vagabond, knave (archaic), reprobate, malefactor, blackguard, evildoer, caitiff (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a naughty or mischievous child She's such a little monkey. Synonyms rascal, horror (informal), devil, rogue, pickle (British, informal), imp, tyke, scallywag, mischief maker, scamp, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a profligate person He was a profligate and a pornographer. Synonyms degenerate, rake, dissipater, swinger (slang), libertine, reprobate, roué, debaucheeDefinition a scoundrel or rogue What's that old rascal been telling you? Synonyms rogue (old-fashioned), devil, villain, scoundrel (old-fashioned), disgrace, rake (old-fashioned), pickle (British, informal), imp, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), wretch, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scallywag (informal), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, wastrel (archaic), bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, varmint (informal), rapscallion (archaic), caitiff (archaic), wrong 'un (slang), nointer (Australian, slang) Definition an unprincipled bad person the drunken reprobate of popular legend Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), villain, degenerate, profligate, mother (taboo, slang, US), shit (taboo, slang), bastard (informal, offensive), rake, bugger (taboo, slang), sinner, outcast, pariah, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (taboo, slang, US, Canadian), asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), turd (taboo, slang), wretch, wrongdoer, motherfucker (taboo, slang, US), ne'er-do-well, scumbag (slang), miscreant, wastrel, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, evildoer, roué, cocksucker (taboo, slang), rakehell (archaic), asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a dishonest or unprincipled person He wasn't a rogue at all. Synonyms scoundrel (old-fashioned), crook (informal), villain, fraudster, sharper, fraud (informal), cheat, devil, deceiver, charlatan, conman or woman (informal), con artist (informal), swindler, knave (archaic), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), blackguard, mountebank, grifter (slang, US, Canadian), skelm (South Africa), rorter (Australian, slang), wrong 'un (slang) Definition a mischievous person a loveable rogue Synonyms scamp, rascal, scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), rapscallion, nointer (Australian, slang) Definition a person who cheats and deceives He is a lying scoundrel. Synonyms rogue, cad (old-fashioned, informal), bastard (informal, offensive), villain, mother, heel (slang), cheat, shit (taboo, slang), bugger (taboo, slang), swine, rascal, son-of-a-bitch (offensive, slang, US, Canadian), asshole (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), scally (NorthwestEngland, dialect), turd (taboo, slang), wretch, incorrigible, motherfucker (taboo, slang, US), knave (archaic), rotter (slang, British), ne'er-do-well, reprobate, scumbag (slang), good-for-nothing, miscreant, scamp, bad egg (old-fashioned, informal), blackguard, cocksucker (taboo, slang), scapegrace, asswipe (US, Canadian, taboo, slang), caitiff (archaic), dastard (archaic), skelm (South Africa), wrong 'un (slang) |