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- Dictionaryvillain/ˈvɪlən/
noun
- 1. (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot: "a pantomime villain"
- 2. variant spelling of villein archaic
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noun [ C ] us / ˈvɪl·ən /. Add to word list. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law, or a cruel or evil character in a book, play, or film: In her version of the story, Hoover emerges as the villain.
The meaning of VILLAIN is a character in a story or play who opposes the hero. How to use villain in a sentence.
VILLAIN meaning: 1. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law: 2. a criminal: 3. a character in a…. Learn more.
noun. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. Synonyms: scamp, rogue, rapscallion, rascal, knave. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot.
A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.
A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose. Today a villain is a wicked person, whether in fact or fiction. In the 1300s, villain described a low-born rustic.
1. A wicked or evil person; a scoundrel. 2. A dramatic or fictional character who is typically at odds with the hero. 3. (also vĭl′ān′, 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.
Definition of villain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VILLAIN definition: a bad person in a film, book, etc. Learn more.
A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.
