evil

• Qualifie quelque chose ou quelqu'un de profondément immoral, mauvais, nuisible ou malveillant.

Describes something or someone that is profoundly immoral, wicked, or harmful.

1. Morally bad or wickedB1formal

   Profoundly immoral and malevolent; causing harm or suffering.

   Mauvais, méchant

   • The villain in the story was truly evil.
   • She believed that greed was an evil force.
   • His evil actions shocked the entire community.

   Synonymesatrociousbadbasecorruptdepraveddiabolicalfiendishheinousimmoraliniquitousmaleficentmalevolentmalignantnefarioussinfulviciousvilevillainouswickedwrong

   Antonymesbenevolentgoodmoralrighteousvirtuous

2. Harmful or unpleasantB2informal

   Causing great harm, pain, or trouble.

   Malfaisant ou nuisible

   • The evil weather ruined our picnic plans.
   • He gave me an evil look when I interrupted him.
   • That was an evil trick to play on your brother.

   Synonymesawfulcalamitouscatastrophicdestructivediredreadfulharmfulhorribleinjuriousmaleficentmalignantnastysinfulterribleviciouswicked

   Antonymesbeneficialgoodsalutaryvirtuouswholesome

• Nom désignant une profonde immoralité, la méchanceté, ou des actions et forces nuisibles, souvent opposées au bien.

A noun referring to profound immorality, wickedness, or harmful actions and forces, often contrasted with good.

indénombrable

1. Profound immoralityB1formal

   The quality of being morally bad or wicked; the opposite of good.

   Méchanceté profonde

   • The story is about the eternal struggle between good and evil.
   • He believed that greed was the root of all evil.
   • The villain in the movie represented pure evil.

   Synonymesbadnesscorruptiondepravityimmoralityiniquitymalignitysinvilenesswickednesswrong

   Antonymesgoodnessmoralityrighteousnessvirtue

2. Harmful or bad thingB2formal

   Something that causes harm, suffering, or misfortune.

   mal

   • War is one of the greatest evils of our time.
   • Poverty is a social evil that affects millions.
   • They fought against the evils of corruption.

   Synonymesafflictionbaneblightcalamitycursedisasterharmillmisfortuneplaguescourgewoe

   Antonymesbenefitblessingboongood