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- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
anything very wrong or bad that hurts people or animals and is done without concern for the pain of others; wickedness.
Fortunately, there is more good than evil in the world.- synonyms:
- wickedness
- antonyms:
- good, goodness
- similar words:
- corruption, harm
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| definition 2: |
an act, condition, or force that causes suffering or harm.
Greed and crime are evils we must continue to fight.- synonyms:
- affliction, injury, ruin
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- curse, harm, hurt, ill, malice, mischief, misfortune, sorrow, trouble, woe, wrong
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| related words: |
enemy, injustice, outrage |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
motivated by intent to harm or destroy.
The evil witch tried to destroy the gentle princess.The ruler was an evil man who was cruel to his people.- synonyms:
- deadly, malicious, vicious
- similar words:
- atrocious, bad, destructive, malignant
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| related words: |
dark, diabolic, dirty, sorry |
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| derivations: |
evilly (adv.), evilness (n.) |
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