EVIL
/ˈivəl/
7
Scrabble
9
WWF
E(1) V(4) I(1) L(1)
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Definition
/ˈivəl/
noun
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.“Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control.”
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).
adjective
- Intending to harm; malevolent.“an evil plot to brainwash and even kill innocent people”
- Morally corrupt.“Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?”
- Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
