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e·vil

(ē′vəl)
adj. e·vil·er, e·vil·est
1. Morally bad or wrong; wicked: an evil tyrant.
2. Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful: the evil effects of a poor diet.
3. Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous: evil omens.
4. Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous: an evil reputation.
5. Characterized by anger or spite; malicious: an evil temper.
n.
1. The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness.
2. That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction: a leader's power to do both good and evil.
3. An evil force, power, or personification.
4. Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction: the social evils of poverty and injustice.
adv. Archaic
In an evil manner.
[Middle English, from Old English yfel; see wap- in Indo-European roots.]
e′vil·ly adv.
e′vil·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. evilness - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
malevolency, malice, malevolence - the quality of threatening evil
malignance, malignancy, malignity - quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
balefulness, maleficence, mischief - the quality or nature of being harmful or evil
immorality - the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct; "the immorality of basing the defense of the West on the threat of mutual assured destruction"
worst - the greatest damage or wickedness of which one is capable; "the invaders did their worst"; "so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best"
nefariousness, vileness, ugliness, wickedness - the quality of being wicked
reprehensibility - being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof
villainousness, villainy - the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior
perverseness, perversity - deliberately deviating from what is good; "there will always be a few people who, through macho perversity, gain satisfaction from bullying and terrorism"
wrongdoing, error - departure from what is ethically acceptable
vice, frailty - moral weakness
good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"
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Translations
شَر
ondskab
pahuus
illgirni
kötü niyetlilikkötülük

evil

(ˈiːvl) adjective
very bad; wicked; sinful. evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue. boos شِرّير، سَيِّء зъл mau špatný, zlý böse ond; ondskabsfuld κακός, μοχθηρός malo, malvado õel, paheline خبیث؛ شیطانی paha mauvais רע दुष्ट, बुरा, पापी zao, loš rossz jahat vondur, illur cattivo, maligno 邪悪な 사악한 piktas, blogas, nedoras ļauns; slikts jahat slecht ond; syndig zły اوړه، بد، خراب، mau rău злой; порочный zlý hudoben zao ond, ondskefull, syndig, elak ชั่วร้าย çok kötü, ahlâksız 邪惡的,惡毒的,罪惡的 злий, лихий اخلاقا مذموم xấu xa 邪恶的
noun
1. wrong-doing, harm or wickedness. He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone. kwaad, slegtheid شَر، سوء злина mal zlo, něco zlého das Böse ondskab κακία mal, maldad kurjus خباثت؛ بدی pahuus mal רוע बुराई, दुष्टता zlo gonoszság, rossz kejahatan e-ð illt; mein, böl male 邪悪 악 blogis ļaunums; sliktums tidak baik kwaad onde, ondskap zło اوړه، بد mal (de) rău зло zlo zlo loše ondska, ont สิ่งที่ชั่วร้าย kötülük, fenalık 罪惡,惡意 лихо, зло بدی ، برائی điều xấu 邪恶,罪恶,弊病
2. anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc. London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils. bedorwenheid, sonde سوء، شَر зло mal pohroma das Übel ondskab κακό desgracia, plaga pahe, ebakoht شرارت؛ پلیدی paha fléau רשע बुराई zlo, zloba, pokvarenost, pakost bűn keburukan mein, böl male 害悪 해악, 폐해, 재앙 yda, blogybė ļaunums; nelaime perkara jahat kwaad onde, ulykke zło اوړه، بد mal fla­gel порок nešťastie zlo zlo ondska, gissel, hemsökelse ความเลวร้าย kötülük, felâket 不幸,邪惡 біда, нещастя ناسازگار، ناخوشگوار tệ nạn 不幸,邪恶
evil-
evil-minded; evil-smelling. sleg مُؤْذٍ، فاسِد، كَريه лош mal- zlo- übel-... ondskabs- κακός, άσχημος mal- paha-, kuri- بد pahan- mal- הרע दुष्टात्मा pokvaren rossz buruk illa- mal- 悪い 악의 pikta-, bjaurus, bjauriai ļaun-; slikts jahat kwaad- ond- źle, brzydko, nieładnie بد mal- rău- зло- zlo- zlo-... loše- illa- ซึ่งมีจิตใจชั่วร้าย kötü... 邪惡的... (前綴) зло- بری ذہنیت والا xấu 邪恶的...(前缀)
ˈevilly adverb
boosaardig بصورةٍ شِرّيرَه лошо malevolamente zle böse ondt με κακία con maldad halvasti بطور بد یا اهریمنی ilkeästi avec malveillance בְּרִשעוּת दुष्टतापूर्वक zlo, pakosno rosszul secara buruk með illgirni malevolmente 邪悪に 사악하게 piktai, nedorai ļauni; slikti dengan jahat kwaadaardig ondskapsfullt źle د بد په توګه malevolamente cu răutate злонамеренно zle hudobno zlo elakt, ondskefullt, illa อย่างเลว; อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytanca 邪惡地 нечесно; мерзотно بدی سے một cách ác ý 邪恶地
ˈevilness noun
slegtheid, goddeloosheid شَر злоба maldade zlo die Bosheit ondskab κακία maldad halbus شرارت؛ بدی pahuus méchanceté רשעות दुष्टता zloba, pakost gonoszság keburukan illgirni/-kvittni cattiveria 邪悪さ 사악함 nedorumas, piktavališkumas ļaunums kejahatan slechtheid ondskap zło بدی maldade răutate злонамеренность zlo hudobnost zlo ondskefullhet ควมชั่วร้าย kötülük, kötü niyetlilik 邪惡,罪惡 мерзотність بدی điều ác 邪恶,罪恶
ˌevil-ˈdoer noun
a wicked or sinful person. boosdoener, kwaaddoener فاعِل الشَّر، شِرّير престъпник malvado zločinec der Übeltäter bæst; djævel; uhyre κακοποιό στοιχείο malhechor pahategija آدم شریر؛ تبهکار pahantekijä méchant/-ante עוֹשֶׂה רָע कुकर्मी zlobnik, zlotvor gonosztevő orang jahat illvirki, ódæðismaður malfattore; malvagio 悪人 사악한 사람 piktadarys, nusidėjėlis ļaundaris orang jahat boosdoener en som gjør onde ting, ond person złoczyńca, winowajca بده سړۍ malvado răufăcător злодей zločinec hudobnež zla osoba missdådare, ogärningsman คนที่ทําสิ่งที่ชั่วร้าย günahkâr 作惡的人,壞人 злочинець; грішник برائی کرنے والا kẻ bất lương 作恶的人,坏人
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