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- pronunciation:
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 l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
If someone is evil, they are very bad. An evil person can do any harmful thing and not care that they hurt other people. They may even wish to destroy other people.
The evil witch tried to destroy the gentle princess.- synonyms:
- vicious
- similar words:
- bad, wicked
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| related words: |
dark, dirty |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
Evil is the complete opposite of kindness and goodness. If there is evil in people, it makes them do terrible things that hurt other people or animals. Some people don't believe that there is evil in human beings. Other people believe that all people have some evil in them and some good.
Sometimes there is evil in this world, but there is still love and kindness too.- synonyms:
- wickedness
- antonyms:
- good, goodness
- similar words:
- corruption
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| definition 2: |
An evil is something very bad or wrong. There is nothing good about an evil.
My grandmother says that poverty and crime are two evils of society.- synonyms:
- injury
- antonyms:
- good
- similar words:
- curse, harm, hurt, ill, mischief, trouble
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| related words: |
enemy, injustice |
| derivations: |
evilly (adv.), evilness (n.) |
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