villain

/ˈvɪl.ən/

nounvil · lain

A VIL person is a VILLAIN—start with “vil” (like “vile”) and end with “lain.”

Yes, it's villain. Remember the double L: viLLain has two Ls in the middle.

Definitions

  1. nounan evil character in a story, movie, or play
  2. nouna person who does harmful, dishonest, or criminal things

Examples

  • “In the movie, the villain tried to steal the treasure.”
  • “The detective finally caught the villain after a long chase.”
  • “The villain in the book pretended to be friendly at first.”

Synonyms

bad guycriminalscoundrelevildoerwrongdoer

Antonyms

hero

Translations

ES villanoPT vilãoFR méchant

Common misspellings

vilanvillianvillanvillenvileinvillainnvillain villiain

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