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- pronunciation:
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
part of speech: |
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definition 1: |
a vile or evil person; scoundrel.
Many elderly people were deceived by this villain.- synonyms:
- bastard, blackguard, knave, reprobate, scoundrel, viper
- similar words:
- churl, creep, cur, dastard, devil, louse, malefactor, miscreant, monster, ne'er-do-well, rascal, rat, reptile, rogue, scum, snake, wretch
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definition 2: |
in a fictional work, such a personage, or any agency, that causes trouble for, or opposes, the hero or heroine.
Uriah Heep is the villain in the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens.- synonyms:
- antagonist
- similar words:
- enemy, foe, heavy, opponent
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definition 3: |
any person, agency, or condition considered to be a chief cause of suffering, misery, or failure.
Poverty is the villain in these countries.- synonyms:
- culprit
- similar words:
- demon, heavy, scapegoat, whipping boy
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definition 4: |
variant of villein.
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related words: |
cad, hound, knave, monster, villein |
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derivation: |
villainess (n.) |
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