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- Dictionaryvil·lain/ˈvilən/
noun
- 1. (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot: "I have played more good guys than villains"
- 2. variant spelling of villein archaic
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The meaning of VILLAIN is a character in a story or play who opposes the hero. How to use villain in a sentence.
VILLAIN definition: 1. a bad person who harms other people or breaks the law: 2. a criminal: 3. a character in a…. Learn more.
noun. a cruelly malicious person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime; scoundrel. Synonyms: scamp, rogue, rapscallion, rascal, knave. a character in a play, novel, or the like, who constitutes an important evil agency in the plot.
A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose.
A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.
1. a wicked or malevolent person. 2. (in a novel, play, film, etc) the main evil character and antagonist to the hero. 3. often jocular a mischievous person; rogue. 4. police slang Brit a criminal. 5. (Historical Terms) history a variant spelling of villein. 6. obsolete an uncouth person; boor.
Definition of villain noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
VILLAIN definition: a bad person in a film, book, etc. Learn more.
villain meaning: a bad person in a film, book, etc. Learn more.
A villain is someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants.
