VILLAIN as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a wicked or evil person
   • someone who does evil deliberately
   Synonym(s)
   • scoundrel (what does scoundrel mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) villain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • unwelcome person (what does unwelcome person mean?)
   • persona non grata (what does persona non grata mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cad (what does cad mean?)
   • bounder (what does bounder mean?)
   • blackguard (what does blackguard mean?)
   • dog (what does dog mean?)
   • hound (what does hound mean?)
   • heel (what does heel mean?)
   • gallows bird (what does gallows bird mean?)
   • rogue (what does rogue mean?)
   • knave (what does knave mean?)
   • rascal (what does rascal mean?)
   • rapscallion (what does rapscallion mean?)
   • scalawag (what does scalawag mean?)
   • scallywag (what does scallywag mean?)
   • varlet (what does varlet mean?)
   • villainess (what does villainess mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the principle bad character in a film or work of fiction
   Synonym(s)
   • baddie (what does baddie mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) villain is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • character (what does character mean?)
   • role (what does role mean?)
   • theatrical role (what does theatrical role mean?)
   • part (what does part mean?)
   • persona (what does persona mean?)