 evil |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] morally bad or wrong | |
| Synonyms: | wicked | |
| Examples: | "evil purposes" "an evil influence" "evil deeds" |
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| Related terms: | good black atrocious devilish demonic despicable evil-minded corruptive bad bad wrong immoral wicked unrighteous offensive | |
| 2. | [ noun ] morally objectionable behavior | |
| Synonyms: | wickedness iniquity immorality | |
| Related terms: | evildoing irreverence foul_play enormity sexual_immorality deviltry | |
| 3. | [ noun ] that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune | |
| Examples: | : "the evil that men do lives after them the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare |
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| Related terms: | bad Four_Horsemen | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice | |
| Synonyms: | evilness | |
| Examples: | : "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" |
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| Related terms: | good good immorality frailty error malevolence perversity villainy worst nefariousness reprehensibility maleficence malignity | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] tending to cause great harm | |
| Synonyms: | injurious harmful | |
| Related terms: | malign | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] having the nature of vice | |
| Synonyms: | vicious depraved | |
| Related terms: | wicked | |
| 7. | [ adjective ] having or exerting a malignant influence | |
| Synonyms: | malevolent malign malefic | |
| Examples: | "malevolent stars" "a malefic force" |
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| Related terms: | maleficent | |
| Similar spelling: |
evilly Evola Evelia |
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