Evil
/ˈivəl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:9 pts4 letters
Definition of Evil
noun
- Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
"Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control."
- Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
- A malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula).
adjective
- Intending to harm; malevolent.
"an evil plot to brainwash and even kill innocent people"
- Morally corrupt.
"Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?"
- Unpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
- Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous.
- Having harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious.
"an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop"
Anagrams of Evil
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
malevolentmaliciousnefariouswicked
ANTONYMS
good