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单词 villainy
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villainy

Yes, perhaps knowing there was only collusion and not some irrefutable villainy involved would make the breaking of James easier.It had to be the smuggling, the theft of high-technology, the implications of villainy, even treachery; only then could he move to --Perhaps... Yes, it can only be because she thinks Percy has some new villainy in mind, and that she is helping to protect you.
(noun) 
Definition
evil or vicious behaviour
They justify their villainy in the name of their high ideals.
Synonyms
wickedness
moral arguments about the wickedness of nuclear weapons
They have sunk to new levels of wickedness.
crime
Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets.
vice
a den of vice and violence
sin
Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned.
atrocity
stomach-churning tales of atrocity and massacre
delinquency
He had no history of delinquency.
criminality
The evils of unemployment have increased criminality in the inner cities.
depravity
the absolute depravity that can exist in times of war
iniquity
He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
turpitude (formal)
a beacon of morality in a sea of turpitude
baseness
devilry
knavery (old-fashioned)
a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery
rascality

Additional synonyms

in the sense of atrocity
Definition
behaviour that is wicked or cruel
stomach-churning tales of atrocity and massacre
Synonyms
cruelty,
wrong,
horror,
brutality,
wrongdoing,
enormity,
savagery,
ruthlessness,
wickedness,
inhumanity,
infamy,
transgression,
barbarity,
viciousness,
villainy,
baseness,
monstrousness,
heinousness,
nefariousness,
shockingness,
atrociousness,
fiendishness,
barbarousness,
grievousness,
villainousness
in the sense of baseness
Synonyms
depravity,
disgrace,
degradation,
notoriety,
ignominy,
infamy,
turpitude (formal),
obloquy,
depravation,
contemptibility,
despicability
in the sense of crime
Definition
unlawful acts collectively
Much of the city's crime revolves around protection rackets.
Synonyms
lawbreaking,
corruption,
delinquency,
illegality,
wrong,
vice,
sin,
guilt,
misconduct,
wrongdoing,
wickedness,
iniquity,
villainy,
unrighteousness,
malefaction,
e-crime or ecrime,
cybercrime

Nearby words of
villainy

  • vilify
  • villain
  • villainous
  • villainy
  • vindicate
  • vindication
  • vindictive

Synonyms of 'villainy'

villainy

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of criminality
The evils of unemployment have increased criminality in the inner cities.
Synonyms
illegality,
crime,
corruption,
delinquency,
wrongdoing,
lawlessness,
wickedness,
depravity,
culpability,
villainy,
sinfulness,
turpitude (formal),
guiltiness
in the sense of delinquency
He had no history of delinquency.
Synonyms
crime,
misconduct,
wrongdoing,
fault,
offence,
misdemeanour,
misdeed,
misbehaviour,
villainy,
lawbreaking
in the sense of depravity
Definition
moral corruption
the absolute depravity that can exist in times of war
Synonyms
corruption,
vice,
evil,
criminality,
wickedness,
immorality,
iniquity,
profligacy,
debauchery,
viciousness,
degeneracy,
sinfulness,
debasement,
turpitude (formal),
baseness,
depravation,
vitiation
in the sense of iniquity
Definition
a wicked act
He rails against the iniquities of capitalism.
Synonyms
wickedness,
wrong,
crime,
evil,
sin,
offence,
injustice,
wrongdoing,
misdeed,
infamy,
abomination,
sinfulness,
baseness,
unrighteousness,
heinousness,
evildoing
in the sense of knavery
Definition
dishonest behaviour
a hotbed of intrigue and malicious knavery
Synonyms
dishonesty,
fraud,
corruption,
deception,
deceit,
trickery,
duplicity,
double-dealing,
chicanery,
villainy,
imposture (formal),
roguery,
rascality
in the sense of sin
Definition
sine
Sin can be forgiven, but never condoned.
Synonyms
wickedness,
wrong,
evil,
crime,
error,
trespass,
blasphemy,
immorality,
transgression,
iniquity,
irreverence,
sinfulness,
impiety,
unrighteousness,
ungodliness
in the sense of turpitude
Definition
depravity or wickedness
a beacon of morality in a sea of turpitude
Synonyms
wickedness,
evil,
corruption,
criminality,
depravity,
immorality,
iniquity,
badness,
viciousness,
villainy,
degeneracy,
sinfulness,
foulness,
baseness,
vileness,
nefariousness
in the sense of vice
Definition
criminal activities involving sex, drugs, or gambling
a den of vice and violence
Synonyms
wickedness,
evil,
corruption,
sin,
depravity,
immorality,
iniquity,
profligacy,
degeneracy,
venality,
turpitude (formal),
evildoing
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