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villain
vil·lain V0100300 (vĭl′ən)n.1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.3. (also vĭl′ān′, vĭ-lān′) Variant of villein.4. Something said to be the cause of particular trouble or an evil: poverty, the villain in the increase of crime.5. Obsolete A peasant regarded as vile and brutish.
[Middle English vilein, feudal serf, person of coarse feelings, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *vīllānus, feudal serf, from Latin vīlla, country house; see weik- in Indo-European roots.]villain (ˈvɪlən) n1. a wicked or malevolent person2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero3. often jocular a mischievous person; rogue4. police slang Brit a criminal5. (Historical Terms) history a variant spelling of villein6. obsolete an uncouth person; boor[C14: from Old French vilein serf, from Late Latin vīllānus worker on a country estate, from Latin: villa] ˈvillainess fem nvil•lain (ˈvɪl ən)
n. 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] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  villain - a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberatelyscoundrelunwelcome person, persona non grata - a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcomeblackguard, bounder, cad, hound, heel, dog - someone who is morally reprehensible; "you dirty dog"gallows bird - a person who deserves to be hangedknave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, varlet, scalawag, scallywag - a deceitful and unreliable scoundrelvillainess - a woman villain | | 2. |  villain - the principal bad character in a film or work of fictionbaddiepersona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona" |
villainnoun1. evildoer, criminal, rogue, profligate, scoundrel, wretch, libertine, knave (archaic), reprobate, miscreant, malefactor, blackguard, rapscallion, caitiff (archaic) As a copper, I've spent my life putting villains like him away.2. baddy (informal), antihero Darth Vader, the villain of the Star Wars trilogy
baddy hero, heroine, goodyvillainnounA mean, worthless character in a story or play:Slang: heavy.Translationsvillain (ˈvilən) noun a person who is wicked or of very bad character. the villain of the play/story. 壞人, 惡棍 坏人，恶棍 ˈvillainous adjective 邪惡的 邪恶的，恶劣的 ˈvillainy – plural ˈvillainies – noun (an instance of) wickedness. His villainy was well known. 惡行 恶行，罪恶 villain
the villain of the pieceThe person or thing most responsible or at fault for a bad situation or outcome. The company's safety supervisor cut corners on expensive safety equipment, but the real villains of the piece are the executives of the company who demanded that he keep costs down by any means necessary. Though they thought he'd left the gas oven on, it turns out that a faulty gas line was the villain of the piece.See also: of, piece, villainvillain of the pieceFig. someone or something that is responsible for something bad or wrong. (Fig. on the villainous role in a drama.) I wonder who told the newspapers about the local scandal. I discovered that Jane was the villain of the piece. We couldn't think who had stolen the meat. The dog next door turned out to be the villain of the piece.See also: of, piece, villainvillain of the piece, theThe person to blame for what is bad or wrong, as in I'm afraid the caterer is the villain of the piece-the food wasn't ready for hours. The piece in this term alludes to a play in which the villain is the character whose evildoing is important to the plot. [Mid-1800s] See also: of, villainthe villain of the piece BRITISHCOMMON If you describe someone as the villain of the piece, you mean that they are responsible for all the trouble or all the problems in a situation. The real villains of the piece are the motor manufacturers. In a country where the top speed limit is 70mph, why do they make 140mph cars? If he is indeed the villain of the piece, as the police claim he is, he should have been more carefully watched. Note: In this expression, the `piece' is a play. See also: of, piece, villainthe villain of the piece the main culprit. 1928 P. G. Wodehouse Money for Nothing I'm sure you're on the right track. This bird Twist is the villain of the piece. See also: of, piece, villainthe ˈvillain of the piece (especially humorous) a person or thing that is responsible for a particular problem, difficulty, etc: Nicolette’s the villain of the piece, since she’s the person who started all this trouble.The villain is the principal evil character in a book, a play, etc.See also: of, piece, villainEncyclopediaSeevilleinVillain
VILLAIN., An epithet used to cast contempt and contumely on the person to whom it is applied.
2. To call a man a villain in a letter written to a third person, will entitle him to an action without proof of special damages. 1 Bos. & Pull. 331. villain
Synonyms for villainnoun evildoerSynonyms- evildoer
- criminal
- rogue
- profligate
- scoundrel
- wretch
- libertine
- knave
- reprobate
- miscreant
- malefactor
- blackguard
- rapscallion
- caitiff
noun baddySynonymsAntonymsSynonyms for villainnoun a mean, worthless character in a story or playSynonymsSynonyms for villainnoun a wicked or evil personSynonymsRelated Words- unwelcome person
- persona non grata
- blackguard
- bounder
- cad
- hound
- heel
- dog
- gallows bird
- knave
- rapscallion
- rascal
- rogue
- varlet
- scalawag
- scallywag
- villainess
noun the principal bad character in a film or work of fictionSynonymsRelated Words- persona
- theatrical role
- role
- character
- part
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