villainess. noun. vil·lain·ess ˈvil-ə-nəs. : a woman who is a villain.
Definitions of villainess. a woman villain. type of: scoundrel, villain. a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.
: a character in a story or play who opposes the hero. : a deliberate scoundrel or criminal. 3. : one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty. automation as the villain in job …
/ˈvɪlən/ Other forms: villains. A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose. Today a villain is a wicked person, whether in fact or fiction.
Noun. ▲ Opposite of an unkind, evil or unscrupulous person. hero. heroine.
TV shows have featured antiheroes who are mobsters, drug dealers, crooked cops, and even serial killers. An antihero is kind of like a villain, or a mix of a hero and a villain. Antiheroes are complex characters, which is why they're popular.
The synonyms clandestine and surreptitious are sometimes interchangeable, but clandestine implies secrecy usually for an evil, illicit, or unauthorized purpose and often emphasizes the fear of being discovered.
sinister, baleful, malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer. a sinister aura haunts the place. baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly.
Other forms: belittled; belittling; belittles. To belittle means to put down, or to make another person feel as though they aren't important. Saying mean things about another person literally makes them feel "little."
A villain is the main evil or black character in a story. The female form of a villain is villainess.
(Greek, kosmos: “order, good order, orderly arrangement.”) The opposite of chaos is harmonious, life-generating order.
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Some common synonyms of belittle are decry, depreciate, and disparage.
Such a person might be called derisive or scornful.
1. Count Dracula, the Dracula films (1931–present) Dracula is the most influential horror villain of all time. The Count stalks like a slasher, murders in droves like a serial killer, and is the inspiration for every single vampire movie made after 1931.
Diabolical is related to the Spanish word diablo, which means "devil." In many religions and mythologies, you can't get any more evil than a devil, so diabolical is a powerful term, stronger than even despicable, which is another strong word for things that are hateful.
omniscient. adjective. om·ni·scient äm-ˈnish-ənt. : knowing everything.
malice aforethought. n. 1) the conscious intent to cause death or great bodily harm to another person before a person commits the crime. Such malice is a required element to prove first degree murder. 2) a general evil and depraved state of mind in which the person is unconcerned for the lives of others.