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Type Words
Synonyms immorality, iniquity, wickedness
Type of transgression, evildoing
Has types devilry, deviltry, irreverence, foul play, violation, sexual immorality
Type Words
Synonyms vicious
Derivation evilness
Type Words
Synonyms malefic, malevolent, malign
Type Words
Synonyms evilness
Type of immorality
Has types malignancy, malignity, mischief, nefariousness, perverseness, perversity, reprehensibility, malice, malevolency, ugliness, vice, vileness, villainousness, villainy, malevolence, wickedness, worst, wrongdoing, maleficence, frailty, error, malignance, balefulness


attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world.
Type Words
Derivation evilness


evil purposes.
an evil influence.
evil deeds.
Type Words
Type of bad, badness
Has types four horsemen


the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones.

Examples of evil

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Fortunately, there are no wicked stepmothers or evil stepsisters in this family.
From the news-journalonline.com
Since July 20, 1999, the CCP framed Falun Gong and launched an evil persecution.
From the theepochtimes.com
An evil plan, he writes, is really about being able to do both at the same time.
From the usatoday.com
Intriguingly, Campbell set off her outfit at The Hague with an evil eye pendant.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Democratisation leaves evil regimes intact and brings incompetent ones to power.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
I think they're mostly referring to factory farms, which are pretty evil anyway.
From the newscientist.com
His unrelenting struggle against evil set a high internal standard for his fans.
From the ocregister.com
We haven't heard a thing out of Durbin other than to make Republicans look evil.
From the dailyherald.com
It's all to do with tricking the real evil spirits so they will leave you alone.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
  • Morally objectionable behavior
  • Having the nature of vice
  • That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
  • The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
  • Malefic: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
  • Evil is generally accepted to be defined as the intention of causing harm or destruction while threatening or deliberately violating morality. ...
  • Evil (Swedish: Ondskan) is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Mikael Hu00E5fstru00F6m, based on Jan Guillou's semi-autobiographical novel with the same name from 1981, and starring Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundstru00F6m and Gustaf Skarsgu00E5rd. The film is set in a private boarding school in the 1950s with institutional violence as its theme.
  • Evil, also known as u03A4u03BF u039Au03B1u03BAu03CC in Greek, is 2005 Greek zombie horror film. The film is notable for being the first Greek zombie movie.