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evil

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ˈē-vəl, British often & US also ˈē-(ˌ)vil\
    • /ˈiːvl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ˈē-vəl, British often & US also ˈē-(ˌ)vil\

Definitions of evil word

  • noun evil Profoundly immoral and malevolent. 1
  • noun evil moral badness 1
  • adjective evil morally bad 1
  • adjective evil foul 1
  • adjective evil unlucky 1
  • adjective evil effect: noxious 1

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Parts of speech for Evil

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

evil popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

evil usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for evil

adjective evil

  • wicked — evil or morally bad in principle or practice; sinful; iniquitous: wicked people; wicked habits.
  • malevolent — wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
  • sinful — characterized by, guilty of, or full of sin; wicked: a sinful life.
  • malicious — full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
  • criminal — A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.

noun evil

  • malevolence — the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.
  • iniquity — gross injustice or wickedness.
  • immorality — immoral quality, character, or conduct; wickedness; evilness.
  • wickedness — the quality or state of being wicked.
  • sin — the 12th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Antonyms for evil

adjective evil

  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • agreeable — If something is agreeable, it is pleasant and you enjoy it.
  • aiding — to provide support for or relief to; help: to aid the homeless victims of the fire.
  • assisting — to give support or aid to; help: Please assist him in moving the furniture.
  • attractive — A person who is attractive is pleasant to look at.

noun evil

  • advantage — An advantage is something that puts you in a better position than other people.
  • benefit — The benefit of something is the help that you get from it or the advantage that results from it.
  • blessing — A blessing is something good that you are grateful for.
  • boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
  • cheer — When people cheer, they shout loudly to show their approval or to encourage someone who is doing something such as taking part in a game.

Top questions with evil

  • how many resident evil movies are there?
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  • why does god allow evil?
  • what is the evil eye?
  • how evil are you?
  • why are white people evil?
  • evil triumphs when good men do nothing?
  • why god allows evil?
  • what satan meant for evil verse?
  • what did snow white do to the evil queen?
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  • the night when evil falls?
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  • when you're evil?
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