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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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
But every character here feels original and individual, even a pair of seeming villains introduced halfway through.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Friendly outlets are the audience he performs for, while hostile ones are the villains he performs against.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 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
The throng of reporters, mostly Japanese, wanted a neatly scripted version of the calamity, replete with villains and heroes.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
