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The meaning of Villain

Villain – definition

noun

(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.

Usage examples:

A pantomime villain
noun

Variant spelling of villein.

noun

A bad person who harms other people or breaks the law, or a cruel or evil character in a book, play, or film

Usage examples:

In her version of the story, hoover emerges as the villain.

Villain translation into English

Villain: translate from English into Chinese

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恶棍, 坏人

Villain: translate from English into Dutch

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Schurk, Schelm, Snoodaard, Horige

Villain: translate from English into French

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Méchant, Scélérat, Traître, Vaurien, Rustaud

Villain: translate from English into German

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Schurke, Bösewicht, Bengel, Verbrecher, Böse, Spitzbube, Ganove, Schlawiner

Villain: translate from English into Hindi

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खलनायक, बदमाश, दुर्जन

Villain: translate from English into Italian

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Furfante, Canaglia, Mascalzone, Delinquente

Villain: translate from English into Korean

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악당, 악한, 농노, 녀석, 이놈, 천민, 망종

Villain: translate from English into Russian

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Злодей, Негодяй, Хитрец, Виллан, Крепостной, Плутишка

Villain: translate from English into Spanish

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Villano, Malvado, Malo, Bribón, Criminal, Infame, Traidor, Ladrón, Tunante

Word origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘a rustic, boor’): from Old French vilein, based on Latin villa (see villa).

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