Definition of Villain in English :

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Villain meaning in English

Meaning of Villain in English

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Villain pronunciation in English

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Villain

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Noun

1. scoundrel, villain

a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately

2. baddie, villain

the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction

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Villain

see synonyms of villain
noun
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

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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

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Villain

see synonyms of villain
n.
1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel.
2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero.
3. (also vĭlān, vĭ-lān) Variant of villein.
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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