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evil
noun [C or U] /ˈiː.vəl/Definition
B2 something that is very bad and harmful: Each new leader would blame his predecessor for all the evils of the past. Drug addiction is one of today's great social evils. For the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser evil/the lesser of two evils (= the less unpleasant of two bad choices). the battle between good and evilMorally wrong and evilDishonest
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Synonyms and related words:
- abhorrent adjective
- amoral adjective
- anomie noun
- be rotten to the core idiom
- canker noun (EVIL)
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dastardly adjective
- enormity noun (EVIL ACT)
- evil adjective
- evildoer noun
- godless adjective
- hanky-panky noun
- heinous adjective
- scandalous adjective
- seamy adjective
- seedy adjective
- shocking adjective (OFFENSIVE)
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