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e·vil  (vl)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old English yfel; see wap- in Indo-European roots.]

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evil·ly adv.

evil·ness n.

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evil

Noun

1. a force or power that brings about wickedness and harm: the battle between good and evil

2. a wicked or morally wrong act or thing: the evil of racism

Adjective

1. (of a person) deliberately causing great harm and misery; wicked: an evil dictator

2. (of an act, idea, etc.) causing great harm and misery; morally wrong: what you did was deeply evil

3. very unpleasant: it was fascinating to see people vanish as if we had some very evil smell [Old English yfel]

evilly adv

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Evil

See also crime; devil; sin.

invultuation

a form of witchcraft involving melting a wax image of the intended victim or, in voodoo, sticking it with pins.

malism

the belief that the world is essentially bad or evil.

ponerology

the branch of theology that studies sin and evil.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	evil - morally objectionable behavior wickedness, immorality, iniquity evildoing, transgression - the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father" devilry, deviltry - wicked and cruel behavior foul play - unfair or dishonest behavior (especially involving violence) irreverence, violation - a disrespectful act sexual immorality - the evil ascribed to sexual acts that violate social conventions; "sexual immorality is the major reason for last year's record number of abortions"
	2.	evil - that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare bad, badness - that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good" Four Horsemen - (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse
	3.	evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" evilness 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"
Adj.	1.	evil - morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" wrong - contrary to conscience or morality or law; "it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor"; "cheating is wrong"; "it is wrong to lie" unrighteous - not righteous; "an unrighteous man"; "an unrighteous law" wicked - morally bad in principle or practice good - morally admirable
	2.	evil - having the nature of vice vicious wicked - morally bad in principle or practice
	3.	evil - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" malefic, malevolent, malign maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect

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evil

adjective 1. wicked, bad, wrong, corrupt, vicious, vile, malicious, base, immoral, malignant, sinful, unholy, malevolent, heinous, depraved, villainous, nefarious, iniquitous, reprobate, maleficent

adjective 2. harmful, painful, disastrous, destructive, dire, catastrophic, mischievous, detrimental, hurtful, woeful, pernicious, ruinous, sorrowful, deleterious, injurious, baneful (archaic)

3. demonic, satanic, diabolical, hellish, devilish, infernal, fiendish

adjective 4. offensive, nasty, foul, unpleasant, vile, noxious, disagreeable, putrid, pestilential, mephitic

5. unfortunate, unlucky, unfavourable, ruinous, calamitous, inauspicious

noun 6. wickedness, bad, wrong, vice, corruption, sin, wrongdoing, depravity, immorality, iniquity, badness, viciousness, villainy, sinfulness, turpitude, baseness, malignity, heinousness, maleficence

noun 7. harm, suffering, pain, hurt, misery, sorrow, woe

noun 8. act of cruelty, crime, ill, horror, outrage, cruelty, brutality, misfortune, mischief, affliction, monstrosity, abomination, barbarity, villainy

Translations

evil [ˈiːvl] adj → malo; [influence] → funesto; [smell] → horrible

n → mal m

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evil [ˈiːvl] adj → mauvais(e)

n → mal m

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evil [ˈiːvl] adj → böse;

(influence) → schlecht

n → Böse(s) nt;

(unpleasant situation or activity) → Übel nt

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evil [ˈiːvl] adj → cattivo/a, maligno/a

n → male m