e·vil (  v l)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. [Middle English, from Old English yfel; see wap- in Indo-European roots.] e vil·ly adv.e vil·ness n. |
evil [ˈiːvəl]
adj
1. morally wrong or bad; wicked an evil ruler
2. causing harm or injury; harmful an evil plan
3. marked or accompanied by misfortune; unlucky an evil fate
4. (of temper, disposition, etc.) characterized by anger or spite
5. not in high esteem; infamous an evil reputation
6. offensive or unpleasant an evil smell
7. Slang good; excellent
n
1. the quality or an instance of being morally wrong; wickedness the evils of war
2. (sometimes capital) a force or power that brings about wickedness or harm evil is strong in the world
3. (Medicine / Pathology) Archaic an illness or disease, esp scrofula (the king's evil)
adv
(now usually in combination) in an evil manner; badly evil-smelling
[Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; compare Old Frisian evel, Old High German ubil evil, Old Irish adbal excessive]
evilly adv
evilness n
Evil
a form of witchcraft involving melting a wax image of the intended victim or, in voodoo, sticking it with pins.
the belief that the world is essentially bad or evil.
the branch of theology that studies sin and evil.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  evil - morally objectionable behavior 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" 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"- Shakespearebad, 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" 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" 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 | |
| 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 wicked - morally bad in principle or practice | |
| 3. | evil - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect |
evil
noun
1. wickedness, bad, wrong, vice, corruption, sin, wrongdoing, depravity, immorality, iniquity, badness, viciousness, villainy, sinfulness, turpitude, baseness, malignity, heinousness, maleficence We are being attacked by the forces of evil.
2. harm, suffering, pain, hurt, misery, sorrow, woe those who see television as the root of all evil
3. act of cruelty, crime, ill, horror, outrage, cruelty, brutality, misfortune, mischief, affliction, monstrosity, abomination, barbarity, villainy Racism is one of the greatest evils in the world.
adjective
1. wicked, bad, wrong, corrupt, vicious, vile, malicious, base, immoral, malignant, sinful, unholy, malevolent, heinous, depraved, villainous, nefarious, iniquitous, reprobate, maleficent the country's most evil criminals
2. harmful, painful, disastrous, destructive, dire, catastrophic, mischievous, detrimental, hurtful, woeful, pernicious, ruinous, sorrowful, deleterious, injurious, baneful (archaic) Few people would not condemn slavery as evil.
3. demonic, satanic, diabolical, hellish, devilish, infernal, fiendish This place is said to be haunted by an evil spirit.
4. offensive, nasty, foul, unpleasant, vile, noxious, disagreeable, putrid, pestilential, mephitic There was an evil stench in the room.
5. unfortunate, unlucky, unfavourable, ruinous, calamitous, inauspicious people of honour who happen to have fallen upon evil times
Quotations
"So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,"
"Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;"
"Evil be thou my Good" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"Evil be to him who evil thinks (Honi soit qui mal y pense)" Motto of the Order of the Garter
"What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark" [Henry Ford]
"The evil that men do lives after them" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"Evil alone has oil for every wheel" [Edna St. Vincent Millay Mine the Harvest]
"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" Bible: St. Matthew
"So farewell hope, and with hope farewell fear,"
"Farewell remorse: all good to me is lost;"
"Evil be thou my Good" [John Milton Paradise Lost]
"Evil be to him who evil thinks (Honi soit qui mal y pense)" Motto of the Order of the Garter
"What we call evil is simply ignorance bumping its head in the dark" [Henry Ford]
"The evil that men do lives after them" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"Evil alone has oil for every wheel" [Edna St. Vincent Millay Mine the Harvest]
"Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof" Bible: St. Matthew
Proverbs
"Choose the lesser of two evils"
"See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
"Choose the lesser of two evils"
"See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil"
Translations
evil [ˈiːvl]
A. ADJ
1. (= wicked) [person, deed, thought] → malvado; [reputation] → de malvado; [spirit] → maligno, maléfico; [influence] → maléfico, funesto; [place, plan] → diabólico; [hour, times] → funesto; [effect] → nocivo
to put the evil eye on sb, give sb the evil eye → echar el mal de ojo a algn
an evil spell → un maleficio
evil tongues may say that → las malas lenguas dirán que ...
he had his evil way with her → se aprovechó de ella, se la llevó al huerto(hum)
the evil weed (= tobacco) → el vicio(hum)
to put the evil eye on sb, give sb the evil eye → echar el mal de ojo a algn
an evil spell → un maleficio
evil tongues may say that → las malas lenguas dirán que ...
he had his evil way with her → se aprovechó de ella, se la llevó al huerto(hum)
the evil weed (= tobacco) → el vicio(hum)
B. N
1. (= wickedness) → mal m
the conflict between good and evil → el conflicto entre el bien y el mal
there wasn't a trace of evil in her → no había ni un rastro del maldad en ella
the forces of evil → las fuerzas del mal
to speak evil of sb → hablar mal de algn
the conflict between good and evil → el conflicto entre el bien y el mal
there wasn't a trace of evil in her → no había ni un rastro del maldad en ella
the forces of evil → las fuerzas del mal
to speak evil of sb → hablar mal de algn
evil [ˈiːvəl]
adj (= wicked) [person] → malveillant(e); [thing] → mauvais(e)
to put off the evil hour, to put off the evil day → retarder l'échéance fatidique
to put off the evil hour, to put off the evil day → retarder l'échéance fatidique
n
(= bad things) → mal m
(= bad aspect, feature)
one of the evils of modern society → l'un des fléaux de la société moderne
the evils of alcohol → les dangers de l'alcool
a necessary evil → un mal nécessaire
the lesser evil → le moindre mal
the lesser of two evils → le moindre mal
evil-smelling [ˈiːvəlsmɛlɪŋ] adj → nauséabond(e)
evil spirit n → esprit m malfaisant
one of the evils of modern society → l'un des fléaux de la société moderne
the evils of alcohol → les dangers de l'alcool
a necessary evil → un mal nécessaire
the lesser evil → le moindre mal
the lesser of two evils → le moindre mal
evil-smelling [ˈiːvəlsmɛlɪŋ] adj → nauséabond(e)
evil spirit n → esprit m malfaisant
evil
evil:
evil:
n
→ Böse(s) nt; good and evil in Victorian England → das Gute und das Böse im viktorianischen England; the conflict between good and evil → der Kampf zwischen Gut und Böse; there was never any trace of evil in her → an ihr war nie etwas Böses; the evil in the universe → das Übel in der Welt; to wish somebody no evil → jdm nichts Böses wünschen; to speak evil of somebody → schlecht von jdm reden
adj
(= bad, wicked) person, tongue → böse; example, influence, reputation → schlecht; evil deed → Übeltat f; the country’s most evil terrorists → die schlimmsten Terroristen des Landes; with evil intent → mit or aus böser Absicht; the evil weed (hum: = tobacco) → das Kraut (inf); (= smoking) → das Rauchen; to put off the evil day/moment → den schrecklichen Tag/Augenblick hinauszögern
(= unpleasant) smell, taste → übel
evil:
evil:
evil-minded
adj → bösartig
evil [ˈiːvl]
evil [ˈiːvl]
2. adj (person, deed) → malvagio/a, cattivo/a; (reputation, influence) → pessimo/a; (spirit, spell, influence) → malvagio/a; (unhappy, hour, times) → infausto/a
evil [ˈiːvl]
2. adj (person, deed) → malvagio/a, cattivo/a; (reputation, influence) → pessimo/a; (spirit, spell, influence) → malvagio/a; (unhappy, hour, times) → infausto/a
adj evil [ˈiːvl]
very bad; wicked; sinful evil intentions; an evil man; He looks evil; evil deeds; an evil tongue. boos شِرّير، سَيِّء зъл špatný, zlý ond; ondskabsfuld böse κακός, μοχθηρός malo, malvado õel, paheline خبیث؛ شیطانی paha mauvais רַע दुष्ट, बुरा, पापी zao, loš rossz jahat vondur, illur cattivo, maligno 邪悪な 사악한 piktas, blogas, nedoras ļauns; slikts jahat slecht ond; syndig zły mau rău злой; порочный zlý hudoben zao ond, ondskefull, syndig, elak ชั่วร้าย çok kötü, ahlâksız 邪惡的 злий, лихий اخلاقا مذموم xấu xa 邪恶的
n
1 wrong-doing, harm or wickedness He tries to ignore all the evil in the world; Do not speak evil of anyone. kwaad, slegtheid شَر، سوء злина zlo, něco zlého ondskab das Böse κακία mal, maldad kurjus خباثت؛ بدی pahuus mal רוֹעַ बुराई, दुष्टता zlo gonoszság, rossz kejahatan e-ð illt; mein, böl male 邪悪 악 blogis ļaunums; sliktums tidak baik kwaad onde, ondskap zło mal (de) rău зло zlo zlo loše ondska, ont สิ่งที่ชั่วร้าย kötülük, fenalık 弊病, 錯事 лихо, зло بدی ، برائی điều xấu 弊病
2 anything evil, eg crime, misfortune etc London in the eighteenth century was a place of crime, filth, poverty and other evils. bedorwenheid, sonde سوء، شَر зло pohroma ondskab das Übel κακό desgracia, plaga pahe, ebakoht شرارت؛ پلیدی paha fléau רֶשָׁע बुराई zlo, zloba, pokvarenost, pakost bűn keburukan mein, böl male 害悪 해악, 폐해, 재앙 yda, blogybė ļaunums; nelaime perkara jahat kwaad onde, ulykke zło mal flagel порок nešťastie zlo zlo ondska, gissel, hemsökelse ความเลวร้าย kötülük, felâket 不幸，邪惡 біда, нещастя ناسازگار، ناخوشگوار tệ nạn 不幸，邪恶
evil-
evil-minded; evil-smelling. sleg مُؤْذٍ، فاسِد، كَريه лош zlo- ondskabs- übel-... κακός, άσχημος (ως α΄ συνθ.) mal- paha-, kuri- بد pahan- mal- הָרַע दुष्टात्मा pokvaren rossz buruk illa- mal- 悪い 악의 pikta-, bjaurus, bjauriai ļaun-; slikts jahat kwaad- ond- źle, brzydko, nieładnie mal- rău- зло- zlo- zlo-... loše- illa- ซึ่งมีจิตใจชั่วร้าย kötü... 邪惡的 зло- بری ذہنیت والا xấu 邪恶的
adv evilly
boosaardig بصورةٍ شِرّيرَه лошо zle ondt böse με κακία con maldad halvasti بطور بد یا اهریمنی pahasti avec malveillance בְּרִשעוּת दुष्टतापूर्वक zlo, pakosno rosszul secara buruk með illgirni malevolmente 邪悪に 나쁘게 piktai, nedorai ļauni; slikti dengan jahat kwaadaardig ondskapsfullt źle malevolamente cu răutate злонамеренно zle hudobno zlo elakt, ondskefullt, illa อย่างเลว; อย่างชั่วร้าย şeytanca 邪惡地 нечесно; мерзотно بدی سے một cách ác ý 邪恶地
n evilness
slegtheid, goddeloosheid شَر злоба zlo ondskab die Bosheit κακία maldad halbus شرارت؛ بدی pahuus méchanceté רִשעוּת दुष्टता zloba, pakost gonoszság keburukan illgirni/-kvittni cattiveria 邪悪さ 사악함 nedorumas, piktavališkumas ļaunums kejahatan slechtheid ondskap zło maldade răutate злонамеренность zlo hudobnost zlo ondskefullhet ควมชั่วร้าย kötülük, kötü niyetlilik 邪惡，罪惡 мерзотність بدی điều ác 邪恶，罪恶
n evil-ˈdoer
a wicked or sinful person. boosdoener, kwaaddoener فاعِل الشَّر، شِرّير престъпник zločinec bæst; djævel; uhyre der Übeltäter κακοποιό στοιχείο malhechor pahategija آدم شریر؛ تبهکار pahantekijä méchant/-ante עוֹשֶׂה רָע कुकर्मी zlobnik, zlotvor gonosztevő orang jahat illvirki, ódæðismaður malfattore; malvagio 悪人 사악한 사람 piktadarys, nusidėjėlis ļaundaris orang jahat boosdoener en som gjør onde ting, ond person złoczyńca, winowajca malvado răufăcător злодей zločinec hudobnež zla osoba missdådare, ogärningsman คนที่ทำสิ่งที่ชั่วร้าย günahkâr 作惡的人，壞人 злочинець; грішник برائی کرنے والا kẻ bất lương 作恶的人，坏人
evil → شرير zlý ond böse μοχθηρός malvado paha malveillant zao malvagio 悪い 사악한 duivels ond zły mau злой ond ชั่วร้าย kötücül ác 邪恶的
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