The Wordsmith Dictionary

e vil do er |ˈēvəlˌdo͞oər ˈivəlduər | ▶noun a person who commits profoundly immoral and malevolent deeds. DERIVATIVES e vil do ing |ˈēvəlˌdo͞oiNG |noun

evil-minded

e vil-mind ed ▶adjective having wicked thoughts, ideas, or intentions.

Oxford Dictionary

evil

evil |ˈiːv (ə )l, -vɪl | ▶adjective 1 profoundly immoral and wicked: his evil deeds | no man is so evil as to be beyond redemption. • (of a force or spirit ) embodying or associated with the forces of the devil. • harmful or tending to harm: the evil effects of high taxes. 2 (of a smell or sight ) extremely unpleasant: a bathroom with an ineradicably evil smell. ▶noun [ mass noun ] profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force: his struggle against the forces of evil. • [ count noun ] a manifestation of this, especially in people's actions: the evil that took place last Thursday. • [ count noun ] something which is harmful or undesirable: sexism, racism, and all other unpleasant social evils. PHRASES the evil eye a gaze or stare superstitiously believed to cause harm. the Evil One archaic the Devil. put off the evil day (or hour ) postpone something unpleasant for as long as possible. speak evil of slander: it is a sin to speak evil of the king. DERIVATIVES evilly adverb, evilness noun ORIGIN Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel .

evildoer

evildoer |ˈiːv (ə )lduːə | ▶noun a person who commits profoundly immoral and wicked deeds. DERIVATIVES evildoing noun

evil-minded

e vil-mind ed ▶adjective having wicked thoughts, ideas, or intentions.

American Oxford Thesaurus

evil

evil adjective 1 an evil deed: wicked, bad, wrong, immoral, sinful, foul, vile, dishonorable, corrupt, iniquitous, depraved, reprobate, villainous, nefarious, vicious, malicious; malevolent, sinister, demonic, devilish, diabolical, fiendish, dark; monstrous, shocking, despicable, atrocious, heinous, odious, contemptible, horrible, execrable; informal lowdown, dirty. ANTONYMS good, virtuous. 2 an evil spirit: cruel, mischievous, pernicious, malignant, malign, baleful, vicious; destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, inimical, bad, ruinous. ANTONYMS good, beneficial. 3 an evil smell: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, foul, disgusting, filthy, vile, noxious. ANTONYMS pleasant. ▶noun 1 the evil in our midst: wickedness, bad, badness, wrongdoing, sin, ill, immorality, vice, iniquity, degeneracy, corruption, depravity, villainy, nefariousness, malevolence; devil; formal turpitude. 2 nothing but evil would ensue: harm, pain, misery, sorrow, suffering, trouble, disaster, misfortune, catastrophe, affliction, woe, hardship. 3 the evils of war: abomination, atrocity, obscenity, outrage, enormity, crime, monstrosity, barbarity.

Oxford Thesaurus

evil

evil adjective 1 an evil deed | the most evil man he had ever met: wicked, bad, wrong, morally wrong, wrongful, immoral, sinful, ungodly, unholy, foul, vile, base, ignoble, dishonourable, corrupt, iniquitous, depraved, degenerate, villainous, nefarious, sinister, vicious, malicious, malevolent, demonic, devilish, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, dark, black-hearted; monstrous, shocking, despicable, atrocious, heinous, odious, contemptible, horrible, execrable; informal low-down, stinking, dirty, shady, warped, bent, crooked; archaic dastardly, black; rare egregious, flagitious, peccable. ANTONYMS good, virtuous. 2 the evil influence of society | an evil spirit: harmful, hurtful, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, inimical, bad, mischievous, pernicious, malignant, malign, baleful, venomous, noxious, poisonous; corrupting, subversive; calamitous, disastrous, destructive, ruinous; literary malefic, maleficent; rare prejudicious. ANTONYMS good, beneficial. 3 his army suffered in the evil weather: unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, foul, filthy, vile; inclement, wet, rainy, stormy, squally, blustery, cold, freezing, foggy. ANTONYMS pleasant; fine. 4 she helped those who had fallen on evil times: unlucky, unfortunate, unfavourable, adverse, unhappy, disastrous, catastrophic, ruinous, calamitous, unpropitious, inauspicious, dire, woeful. ▶noun 1 I sense the evil in our midst: wickedness, bad, badness, wrong, wrongdoing, sin, sinfulness, ungodliness, immorality, vice, iniquity, turpitude, degeneracy, vileness, baseness, perversion, corruption, depravity, villainy, nefariousness, atrocity, malevolence, devilishness; informal shadiness, crookedness; rare peccability, peccancy. ANTONYMS goodness. 2 nothing but evil would come out of such a meeting: harm, pain, hurt, misery, sorrow, suffering, trauma, trouble, disaster, detriment, destruction, loss, misfortune, catastrophe, calamity, affliction, woe, ruin, hardship; ills. ANTONYMS benefit. 3 the evils of war: abomination, atrocity, obscenity, outrage, enormity, crime, monstrosity, barbarity, barbarism; torment, curse, bane. ANTONYMS blessing.

evil-doer

evil-doer noun they exacted vengeance on the evil-doers: wrongdoer, transgressor, criminal, delinquent, offender, villain, malefactor, reprobate, scoundrel, rogue, sinner, sinful person, wicked person, evil person, bad person; informal baddy, bad guy, crook, crim, wrong 'un, ne'er-do-well, nasty piece of work, ratbag, scumbag, bad egg; Law malfeasant, misfeasor, infractor; archaic miscreant, knave, blackguard, varlet, trespasser.

evil-doing

evil-doing noun a fiend bent on evil-doing: wrongdoing, wrong, badness, bad, evil, sin, sinfulness, immorality, iniquity, turpitude, vileness, baseness, corruption, depravity, villainy, nefariousness, atrocity, malevolence, devilishness; informal shadiness, crookedness; Law malfeasance; archaic knavery, trespassing; rare peccability, peccancy.

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

evil

e vil /íːv (ə )l / (! e-は /iː /) 〖語源は「適度を越した」〗形容詞～er ; ～est /｟英まれ｠～ler ; ～lest 1 〈人などが〉悪い , 邪悪な ; 〈行為考えなどが〉悪意に満ちた (→bad 類義 )▸ evil men 悪党 ▸ an evil empire 悪の帝国 ▸ an evil character (芝居の )悪役 ▸ an evil smile 悪意に満ちた笑い 2 (人に )害を及ぼす, 有害な ▸ an evil tongue 毒舌 ▸ an evil beast 害獣 3 悪魔の [にまつわる ]▸ evil spirits [beings ]悪魔 4 ひどく不快な , いやな ; 〈評判などが〉悪い ▸ an evil smell 悪臭 p ù t ó ff the è vil d á y [h ó ur, m ó ment ]｟しばしばおどけて｠いやな事を先へ延ばす .名詞複～s /-z /｟かたく｠1 U 邪悪 , 悪 , 罪悪, 悪行 (↔good )▸ do evil 悪事をする ▸ a battle between good and evil 善と悪との闘い 2 C 〖通例～s 〗害悪 , 弊害 (harm )▸ War brings many evils .戦争は数多くの害悪をもたらす ▸ the evils of smoking 喫煙の弊害 3 U 不運 , 不幸 ; 災厄 .副詞悪く (ill )▸ speak evil of A A 〈人〉の悪口を言う～̀ é ye 〖the ～〗凶眼〘にらまれれば人に災難や不幸が来るといわれる〙; 悪意 [敵意 ]ある目つき ▸ give A the evil eye A 〈人〉を悪意をもってにらむ É - Ò ne 〖the ～〗悪魔 (Devil ).～ness 名詞

evildoer

é vil d ò er 名詞 C ｟やや古｠悪事を行う人, 悪人 .

evildoing

é vil d ò ing 名詞 U ｟やや古｠悪事, 悪業 .

evilly

e vil ly /íːv (ə )li /副詞悪 [敵 ]意を持って .

evilminded

è vil m í nd ed /-ɪd /形容詞悪心を抱く, よこしまな, 腹黒い .

evil-smelling

é vil-sm è lling 形容詞悪臭の (する ).