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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vil /ˈivəl/USA pronunciation adj. - morally wrong or bad;
immoral;
wicked: He led an evil life. - harmful;
injurious: evil pranks.
n. - [countable] something evil;
evil quality, intention, or conduct: the lesser of two evils.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•vil (ē′vəl),USA pronunciation adj. - morally wrong or bad;
immoral;
wicked:evil deeds; an evil life. - harmful;
injurious:evil laws. - characterized or accompanied by misfortune or suffering;
unfortunate;
disastrous:to be fallen on evil days. - due to actual or imputed bad conduct or character:an evil reputation.
- marked by anger, irritability, irascibility, etc.:He is known for his evil disposition.
- Idioms the evil one, the devil;
Satan.
n. - that which is evil;
evil quality, intention, or conduct:to choose the lesser of two evils. - the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.
- the wicked or immoral part of someone or something:The evil in his nature has destroyed the good.
- harm;
mischief;
misfortune:to wish one evil. - anything causing injury or harm:Tobacco is considered by some to be an evil.
- a harmful aspect, effect, or consequence:the evils of alcohol.
- a disease, as king's evil.
adv. - in an evil manner;
badly;
ill:It went evil with him.
- bef. 900; Middle English evel, evil, Old English yfel; cognate with Gothic ubils, Old High German ubil, German übel, Old Frisian, Middle Dutch evel
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged sinful, iniquitous, depraved, vicious, corrupt, base, vile, nefarious. See bad1.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged pernicious, destructive.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wickedness, depravity, iniquity, unrighteousness, corruption, baseness.
- 10.See corresponding entry in Unabridged disaster, calamity, woe, misery, suffering, sorrow.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged righteous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: evil /ˈiːvəl/ adj - morally wrong or bad; wicked: an evil ruler
- causing harm or injury; harmful: an evil plan
- marked or accompanied by misfortune; unlucky: an evil fate
- (of temper, disposition, etc) characterized by anger or spite
- not in high esteem; infamous: an evil reputation
- offensive or unpleasant: an evil smell
- slang good; excellent
n - the quality or an instance of being morally wrong; wickedness: the evils of war
- (sometimes capital) a force or power that brings about wickedness or harm: evil is strong in the world
- archaic an illness or disease, esp scrofula (the king's evil)
adv - (now usually in combination) in an evil manner; badly: evil-smelling
Etymology: Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; compare Old Frisian evel, Old High German ubil evil, Old Irish adbal excessiveˈevilly adv ˈevilness n |