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Villain
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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Villain
see synonyms of villainnoun
1.
a wicked or malevolent person
2.
(in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero
3. often humorous
a mischievous person; rogue
4. British police slang
a criminal
5. history a variant spelling of villein
6. obsolete
an uncouth person; boor
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Villain
see synonyms of villain noun
1.
a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel
2.
a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel, play, etc. who opposes the protagonist or hero
3.
someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc.
4. alt. sp. of
villein
5. Obsolete
a boor; lout
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Villain
see synonyms of villainn.
1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
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.
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