villain

English Thesaurus

1. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately (noun.person)

hypernym	:	persona non grata, unwelcome person,
definition	:	a person who for some reason is not wanted or welcome (noun.person)

hyponym	:	blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, heel, hound,
definition	:	someone who is morally reprehensible (noun.person)

hyponym	:	gallows bird,
definition	:	a person who deserves to be hanged (noun.person)

hyponym	:	knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet,
definition	:	a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel (noun.person)

hyponym	:	villainess,
definition	:	a woman villain (noun.person)

2. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (noun.person)

hypernym	:	character, part, persona, role, theatrical role,
definition	:	an actor's portrayal of someone in a play (noun.cognition)

3. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately (noun.person)

derivation	:	blackguardly, rascally, roguish, scoundrelly,
definition	:	lacking principles or scruples (adj.all)

derivation	:	nefarious, villainous,
definition	:	extremely wicked (adj.all)

4. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (noun.person)

domain usage	:	argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular,
definition	:	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) (noun.communication)

5. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately (noun.person)

derivation	:	blackguardly, rascally, roguish, scoundrelly,
definition	:	lacking principles or scruples (adj.all)

derivation	:	nefarious, villainous,
definition	:	extremely wicked (adj.all)

6. the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction (noun.person)

domain usage	:	argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patois, slang, vernacular,
definition	:	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) (noun.communication)