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villain (noun)

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  • villain — ► NOUN 1) a person who is guilty or capable of a crime or wickedness; a wrongdoer. 2) a character in a novel or play whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. DERIVATIVES villainous adjective villainy noun. ORIGIN originally in the …   English terms dictionary

  • villain — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ movie, pantomime (BrE), screen ▪ He wore a black cloak, like a pantomime villain. ▪ He doesn t fit the standard stereotype of a movie villain. ▪ evil …   Collocations dictionary

  • villain — noun (C) 1 the main bad character in a film, play, or story 2 BrE informal a bad person or criminal: Watch him he s a bit of a villain! 3 the villain of the piece often humorous the person or thing that has caused all the trouble in a particular… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • villain — noun Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa Date: 14th century 1. villein 2. an uncouth person ; boor 3. a deliberate scoundrel or criminal 4. a character in a story or play who …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • villain — noun my favorite Disney villain was Cruella Syn: criminal, lawbreaker, offender, felon, convict, malefactor, wrongdoer; gangster, gunman, thief, robber; rogue, reprobate, ruffian, hoodlum; miscreant, scoundrel; Law malfeasant; informal crook …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • villain — noun /vɪlən/ a) A vile, wicked person. b) An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. Syn: knave, rascal, scamp, bad guy, cad …   Wiktionary

  • villain — noun Syn: criminal, lawbreaker, offender, felon, miscreant, wrongdoer, rogue, scoundrel, reprobate; informal crook, baddy …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • villain */ — UK [ˈvɪlən] / US noun [countable] Word forms villain : singular villain plural villains 1) a) the main bad character in a story, play, film etc. The main good character is the hero or heroine He s just like the villain out of a James Bond film.… …   English dictionary

  • villain — /ˈvɪlən / (say viluhn) noun 1. a wicked person; scoundrel. 2. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot. 3. Colloquial a criminal. 4. a villein. –phrase 5. the villain of the piece, the person …  

  • villain — vil|lain [ vılən ] noun count * 1. ) the main bad character in a story, play, movie, etc. The main good character is the hero or heroine: He s just like the villain out of a James Bond movie. a ) an evil person or criminal: The world s worst… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • villain — [ vɪlən] noun 1》 a wicked person or a person guilty of a crime.     ↘(in a play or novel) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot. 2》 archaic variant spelling of villein. Derivatives villainous adjective villainously… …   English new terms dictionary

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