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villainous

/ˈvɪlənəs/adjective

उच्चारण विलनस

दुष्टतापूर्ण, खलनायक जैसा

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adjective
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    very evil; very bad

    दुष्टतापूर्ण, खलनायक जैसा

    • a villainous plot
    • The film's villainous minister plans to steal the village's land.
    • The villainous landlord tried to cheat the poor farmers.
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    • The actor is famous for his villainous laugh.
    • He devised a villainous scheme to ruin his rival.

    Synonyms wicked evil criminal nefarious malevolent

    Opposite virtuous noble heroic good

◇Word family
villain noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

vil·lain·ous

With -lain- (not 'villanous').

-lain- के साथ ('villanous' नहीं)।

?Which word?

Keep the evil words together: villainous, wicked, nefarious (wicked or criminal: 'nefarious activities'), malevolent (wishing to do harm), iniquitous, heinous, diabolical.

दुष्टता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: villainous, wicked, nefarious (दुष्ट या आपराधिक: 'nefarious activities'), malevolent (हानि पहुँचाना चाहने वाला), iniquitous, heinous, diabolical।

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One-word substitution

The bad character in a story is the villain or antagonist; the main good character the hero or protagonist.

कहानी का बुरा पात्र villain या antagonist (खलनायक, प्रतिनायक); मुख्य अच्छा पात्र hero या protagonist (नायक)।