evil
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Definitions
Adjective
morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"
Adjective Satellite
having the nature of vice
Adjective Satellite
having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
Noun
morally objectionable behavior
Noun
that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
Noun
the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
More Specific Terms
balefulness
devilry
deviltry
error
foul play
Four Horsemen
frailty
irreverence
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malice
malignance
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mischief
nefariousness
perverseness
perversity
reprehensibility
sexual immorality
ugliness
vice
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violation
wickedness
worst
wrongdoing