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- Dictionaryvillain/ˈvɪlən/
noun
- 1. (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot: "a pantomime villain"
- 2. variant spelling of villein archaic
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noun [ C ] us / ˈvɪl·ən /. Add to word list. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law, or a cruel or evil character in a book, play, or film: In her version of the story, Hoover emerges as the villain.
A villain (also known as a "black hat" or " bad guy "; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction.
The meaning of VILLAIN is a character in a story or play who opposes the hero. How to use villain in a sentence.
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.
noun. 1. a person guilty of or likely to commit great crimes; evil or wicked person; scoundrel. 2. a wicked or unprincipled character in a novel, play, etc. who opposes the protagonist or hero. 3. someone or something regarded as the cause of a problem, difficulty, injustice, etc. 4. alt. sp. of.
villain. (ˈvɪlən) n. 1. a wicked or malevolent person. 2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero. 3. often jocular a mischievous person; rogue. 4. police slang Brit a criminal. 5. (Historical Terms) history a variant spelling of villein.
noun. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. Synonyms: scamp, rogue, rapscallion, rascal, knave. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot. a person or thing considered to be the cause of something bad:
a person who is morally bad or responsible for causing trouble or harm. the heroes and villains of the 20th century. Industrialized nations are the real environmental villains. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities b2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. (informal) a criminal. The police still haven't caught the villain.
1. countable noun. A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants. I left the room, feeling like a villain and a murderer. 2. countable noun. The villain in a novel, movie, or play is the main bad character.
VILLAIN definition: a bad person in a film, book, etc. Learn more.
