villain
IPA: vˈɪɫʌn
noun
- A vile, wicked person.
- An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes.
- A deliberate scoundrel.
- (archaic, derogatory) A low-born, abject person.
- In fiction, a character who has the role of being bad, especially antagonizing the hero; an antagonist who is also evil or malevolent.
- (poker) Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”).
- Archaic form of villein (“feudal tenant, peasant, serf”). [(historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.]
verb
- (obsolete, transitive) To debase; to degrade.
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