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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The murkiness of it all clarifies by the end of the film, not just in terms of its heroes, villains and message, but Greengrass also situates this story within a recognizable cinematic and storytelling history.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Tech CEOs, mimicking the villains of sci-fi, are telling the public that resistance is futile.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
All around them, the zing is missing, the villains are lackluster, the energy is low.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
There are no villains here, just a group of super-fit college grads.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
"I don't take orders from curs and villains."
From "The Whipping Boy" by Sid Fleischman
