villain
noun
a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel.
villains
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pluralof villain.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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It’s shaping up to be a dark autumn for Silicon Valley’s villains.
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026
He has played gangsters, soldiers, policemen, politicians, patriots, villains, comic characters and tragic figures, while moving between Hindi and Marathi cinema and sometimes also working behind the camera as a director and writer.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Director Pedraza eventually has to cover other less feverish territory, namely the real plot behind Marfil’s kidnapping and the involvement of her father with Russians, who have come back into vogue as all-purpose villains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
He recalls a time when he played a couple of villains in a row and similar offers poured in.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Now that we are in Oklahoma, I wish I could skip telling you that part, because it makes us seem like villains.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
