English noun: villain | |||
1. | villain (person) a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately | ||
Synonyms | scoundrel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | persona non grata, unwelcome person | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | blackguard, bounder, cad, dog, gallows bird, heel, hound, knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, scallywag, varlet, villainess | ||
2. | villain (person) the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction | ||
Synonyms | baddie | ||
Broader (hypernym) | character, part, persona, role, theatrical role | ||