evil

Pronunciation: US [ˈiv(ə)l] UK [ˈiːv(ə)l]

n.Evil evil; Vice; disadvantages
adj.Wicked evil; bad; immoral
adv.Viciously
WebThe devil; demon

Synonyms

Antonyms

adverse bad baleful baneful damaging dangerous deleterious detrimental harmful hurtful ill injurious mischievous nocuous noxious pernicious prejudicial wicked

Definitions in English

adj.	1. an evil person does very bad or cruel things; used about someone’ s behavior; connected with the Devil and forces that make bad things happen 2. morally bad and causing great harm, especially to society in general 3. very unpleasant
n.	1. a power that makes people do very bad and cruel things; very bad or cruel behavior 2. something that is very bad

Other Forms

comp.eviler

superl.evilest

Idioms

the Evil One

Example Sentences

Evil should not be countered by worse evil but by good.
Source: G. B. Shaw
The imagination of mans heart is evil from his youth.
Source: Bible (AV): Genesis
The villains are led by a freakishly evil woman.
Source: Christian Science Monitor

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Rearrange English Word: evil
live veil vile
Based on evil, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
a - eilv
d - alive
e - lived
k - lieve
n - levin
o - liven
r - olive
s - voile
x - liver
All shorter English words within evil :
el lei lev li lie vie
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With the same order, English words that are formed by any part of : e evil v vil il
Based on evil, all English words formed by changing one letter
Create new English words with the same letter pairs: ev vi il
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English words starting with evil :
evildoer evillest evilness evilest eviller eviler evilly evils evil
English words that contain evil :
bedevils bedevil deviling devilish devilkin devilled deviltry deviled devilry devils devil evildoer evillest evilness evilest eviller eviler evilly evils evil kevils kevil revilers reviling reviled reviler reviles revile weeviled weevilly weevils weevily weevil
English words ending with evil :
bedevil devil evil kevil weevil