Evil

Word EVIL
Character 4
Hyphenation e vil e vil
Pronunciations /ˈivəl/

Definitions and meanings of "Evil"

What do we mean by evil?

Morally bad or wrong; wicked. adjective

Causing ruin, injury, or pain; harmful. adjective

Characterized by or indicating future misfortune; ominous. adjective

Bad or blameworthy by report; infamous. adjective

Characterized by anger or spite; malicious. adjective

The quality of being morally bad or wrong; wickedness. noun

That which causes harm, misfortune, or destruction. noun

An evil force, power, or personification. noun

Something that is a cause or source of suffering, injury, or destruction. noun

In an evil manner. adverb

Injuriously.

Not happily; unfortunately.

Not virtuously; not innocently.

Not well; ill.

Compar. usually worse, superl. worst (see bad), or more evil, most evil (rarely eviler, evilest).

Having harmful qualities or characteristics; productive of or attended by harm or injury; hurtful to the body, mind, or feelings; effecting mischief, trouble, or pain; bad: as, an evil genius; evil laws.

Proceeding from a desire to injure; hostile.

Contrary to an accepted standard of right or righteousness; inconsistent with or violating the moral law; bad; sinful; wicked: as, evil deeds; an evil heart.

Proceeding from, due to, or purporting to be due to immorality or badness of conduct or character.

3 and Bad, vile, base, vicious, wicked, iniquitous.

Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

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).

The US government Urban Dictionary

Another word for your tax collecter. Urban Dictionary

Essential ingredient for the making of humans. Urban Dictionary

I think, is the absence of empathy Urban Dictionary

Very mean, bad not good Urban Dictionary

Cliche movie villians Urban Dictionary

Concentrated foulness; intentionally bad; extremely malignant; Microsoft. Urban Dictionary

A deterministic philosophy used to justify selfish extremes and deny responsibility for personal actions, even if they bring harm to others. Those who are evil almost always rationalize their actions and often despise the terms "good" and "evil" because it is much easier to deny moral absolutes than it is to acknowledge them. Theologically speaking, evil is said to be the absence of good, or more specifically mans isolation from God, brought about not through Gods will but mankinds own doing. Urban Dictionary

Every Villain Is Lemon Urban Dictionary

Using knowledge of how to commit harm for your own ends. Warps the mind of the perpetrator. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Evil

The word "evil" in example sentences

-- _God Almighty was all justice and equity: whoever labored unto good experienced good in himself; and he who toiled unto evil experienced evil_. ❋ Various (N/A)

I as a theologian blame nothing but the evil appearance, of which St. Paul says, “Abstain from all appearance of evil” (I Thess.v. 22). ❋ Unknown (1909)

"Why do you think evil in your hearts?" he said, that is, _evil of me -- that I am a blasphemer_. ❋ George MacDonald (1864)

How is it possible that they pursue moral evil merely _as moral evil_, and yet pursue it as the greatest apparent good? ❋ Albert Taylor Bledsoe (1843)

"_Resolved_, That the people of Ohio now, as they have always done, look upon slavery as an evil, and unfavorable to the development of the spirit and practical benefits of free institutions; and that, entertaining these sentiments, they will at all times feel it to be their duty to use all power clearly given by the terms of the national compact, to prevent its increase, to mitigate, _and finally eradicate the evil_." ❋ William Gannaway Brownlow (1841)

(see § 278) as, -- sit fūr, sit sacrilegus, at est bonus imperātor, _granted that he is a thief and a robber, yet he is a good commander_; haec sint falsa, _granted that this is false_; nē sit summum malum dolor, malum certē est, _granted that pain is not the greatest evil, yet it is certainly an evil_. ❋ Charles E. Bennett (N/A)

For all you chaps that replied to my comment below, thanks but i also agree with Mr. S. Ross when he said that we as citizens get together and practice more vigilance and report to the local authorities, and not be like the three wise monkies See no evil * hear no evil * say no evil* thats all in the past we are now looking into the future for the sake of all our Maltese citizens and no doubt although we are a small country but roar like a lion. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Taking an event that's been traditionally celebrated mainly by children and morphing it into a vehicle for boosting alcohol consumption brings new meaning to the term "evil spirits." ❋ Jeffrey Shaffer (2011)

But how many times have you used the word evil to describe the untold suffering the Church imposes on impoverished families denied contraception; or the lies told to protect belief; or the propaganda that turns resource wars into holy wars; or the specter of kind-faced volunteers threatening kindergarteners with hell? ❋ Valerie Tarico (2011)

When was the last time you used the word evil during an impassioned outburst of moral indignation? ❋ Valerie Tarico (2011)

And why do you feel it necessarily to use the term evil when condemning the Nazi treatment of the Jews? ❋ Unknown (2009)

See, the term evil acquired such utility that people began attaching it to anything that did not suit their fancy, and so the term no longer has any functional usage besides “that which I dislike”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When Satan says, "Evil, be thou my good," the aspect of the term evil 'by which it ordinarily expresses disapproval gets canceled, as does the aspect of the term good' whereby it ordinarily expresses the property of being good. ❋ 1932- (2000)

It is we who must be the alchemists to transmute what we term evil into good, we, who are the servants and instruments by which that purpose must be achieved. ❋ Marguerite Bryant (N/A)

Swinton says she doesn't feel the word evil is right: "It's a disclaimer, that word, even the concept of it." ❋ Kira Cochrane (2011)

Their land was north of the countries that they destroyed, who were therefore threatened with evil from the north (Omne malum ab aquilone -- Every evil comes from the north); but God will find out nations yet further north to come upon them. ❋ Unknown (1721)

Michael, even though the title evil villain character of ❋ Unknown (2010)

THIS IS A PROTEST AGAINST [THE US GOVERNMENT] AND THEIR EVIL [WAR CRIMES] LIKE THE TOKYO [NAPALM] BOMBINGS TARGETING CIVILIANS ONLY ❋ DontYouJustWantToKillYourself (2022)

Hi, I'm your [tax] [collecter], and [I'm a bitch]. ❋ Mikerockzya (2004)

Recipe for Human: Add 3 cups water Add half dozen eggs Add [chopped] cabbage Mix gently while adding Evil until desired effect. Bake at [97] degrees [Fahrenheit] for 9 months Serve chilled ❋ Krab (2003)

[you are] so evil [because you are] evil ❋ Chris Cf (2007)

evil is [live] [backwards] ❋ DizzyLizzy (2006)

NO [EVIL] [EXAMPLES] ❋ MarigoldP (2010)

1. wow, [microsoft] put a lot of evil into their new windows professional [edition]. 2. help! my new windows professional edition just tried to cut off my penis! that's pretty [darn] evil. ❋ Batman (2003)

[Human beings] are [not black] and white, [but good] and evil are. ❋ Killing Kittens (2004)

[Nuff said] about evil ❋ Valintino The Big Surpremo (2010)

[Hitler] was an [evil man]. ❋ Person (2004)

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