evil

evil: 1. adjective
1)

an evil deed

Syn:

wicked, bad, wrong, immoral, sinful, foul, vile, dishonorable, corrupt, iniquitous, depraved, reprobate, villainous, nefarious, vicious, malicious; malevolent, sinister, demonic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish, dark; monstrous, shocking, despicable, atrocious, heinous, odious, contemptible, horrible, execrable; informal lowdown, dirty

Ant:

good, virtuous

2)

an evil spirit

Syn:

cruel, mischievous, pernicious, malignant, malign, baleful, vicious; destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, inimical, bad, ruinous

Ant:

good, beneficial

3)

an evil smell

Syn:

unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, foul, disgusting, filthy, vile, noxious

Ant:

pleasant
2. noun
1)

the evil in our midst

Syn:

wickedness, bad, badness, wrongdoing, sin, ill, immorality, vice, iniquity, degeneracy, corruption, depravity, villainy, nefariousness, malevolence; devil; formal turpitude

2)

nothing but evil would ensue

Syn:

harm, pain, misery, sorrow, suffering, trouble, disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, affliction, woe, hardship

3)

the evils of war

Syn:

abomination, atrocity, obscenity, outrage, enormity, crime, monstrosity, barbarity

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Synonyms:

Bad, ill, Calamity, ill, woe, misery, pain, suffering, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, reverse / Wicked, sinful, vicious, corrupt, perverse, wrong, base, vile, nefarious, malicious, malign, bad, Wickedness, sin, depravity, malignity, wicked disposition, corruption, wrong, viciousness, baseness, badness / Mischievous, hurtful, harmful, injurious, pernicious, destructive, baneful, noxious, deleterious, bad, Wrong, injury, mischief, harm / Unhappy, unfortunate, adverse, unpropitious, disastrous, calamitous, woful, bad

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Evil — • In a large sense, described as the sum of the opposition, which experience shows to exist in the universe, to the desires and needs of individuals; whence arises, among humans beings at least, the sufferings in which life abounds Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
Evil — E*vil ([=e] v l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. [ u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evil — adj *bad, ill, wicked, naughty Analogous words: *base, low, vile: iniquitous, nefarious, flagitious, *vicious, villainous, infamous: *pernicious, baneful: *execrable, damnable Antonyms: exemplary: salutary … New Dictionary of Synonyms
evil — ► ADJECTIVE 1) deeply immoral and malevolent. 2) embodying or associated with the devil. 3) extremely unpleasant: an evil smell. ► NOUN 1) extreme wickedness and depravity, especially when regarded as a supernatural force. 2) something harmful or … English terms dictionary
evil — [ē′vəl] adj. [ME ivel < OE yfel, akin to Ger übel < IE * upelo < base * upo , up from under > UP1, Sans upa, toward] 1. a) morally bad or wrong; wicked; depraved b) resulting from or based on conduct regarded as immoral [an evil… … English World dictionary
Evil — E vil ([=e] v l) n. 1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; anything which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury; mischief; harm; opposed to {good}. [1913 Webster] Evils which our own… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evil — (englisch, als Adjektiv: ‚böse‘, ‚schlecht‘, als Substantiv: ‚das Böse‘) steht für: Evil (Roman), den 1989 veröffentlichten Roman des Autors Jack Ketchum Evil (2003), einen schwedischen Spielfilm Evil (2005), einen griechischen Horrorfilm eine EP … Deutsch Wikipedia
Evil — E vil, adv. In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily; injuriously; unkindly. Shak. [1913 Webster] It went evil with his house. 1 Chron. vii. 23. [1913 Webster] The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us. Deut. xxvi. 6. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
evil — (adj.) O.E. yfel (Kentish evel) bad, vicious, ill, wicked, from P.Gmc. *ubilaz (Cf. O.Saxon ubil, O.Fris., M.Du. evel, Du. euvel, O.H.G. ubil, Ger. übel, Goth. ubils), from PIE *upelo , from root *wap (Cf. Hittite huwapp … Etymology dictionary
Evil — (англ. зло, бедствие, несчастье): EVIL камера англоязычная аббревиатура беззеркального системного компактного цифрового фотоаппарата с возможностью смены объектива Музыка Evil песня нью йоркской инди рок группы Interpol См. также … Википедия
evil — evil; evil·ly; evil·ness; … English syllables

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