evil
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
morally objectionable behavior
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Sense 2 adjective
morally bad or wrong
evil purposes
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Sense 3 noun
that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones
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Sense 4 adjective
having the nature of vice
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Sense 5 noun
the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
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Sense 6 adjective
having or exerting a malignant influence
malevolent stars
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sinful |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | transgression |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deviltry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foul play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | irreverence |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexual immorality |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | bad |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | immoral |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | offensive |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | wrong |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unrighteous |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | good |
| 2 | attribute | Related & opposite | evilness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | evilness |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | atrocious |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | sinister |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | corruptive |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | demonic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | despicable |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | diabolic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | evil-minded |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | badness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | Four Horsemen |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | vice |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | brutality |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | evilness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | wicked |
| 5 | antonym | Related & opposite | good |
| 5 | attribute | Related & opposite | evil |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | evil |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | evil |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | immorality |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | malevolency |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | malignity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | balefulness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | worst |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vileness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | reprehensibility |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | villainy |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | perversity |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | wrongdoing |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | vice |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | malevolency |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | malignity |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | maleficent |