as in evil
that which is morally unacceptable
psychologists and sociologists have tried to discover the roots of such unspeakable villainy
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Recent Examples of villainy
This doesn’t sit well with Mia’s very jealous ex-boyfriend Connor (Aramis Knight, oozing villainy as if to the Karate Kid manor born), who gives Li a black eye with a vicious sucker punch.
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The stage has been fully set for Demi’s villainy arc.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
July promises to be a great month for Uma Thurman fans, as well as one filled with villainy.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Ian McDiarmid finally gets the chance to take the mask off as the would-be Emperor and reveals the character’s full, snarling villainy.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025
The stage has been fully set for Demi’s villainy arc.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 17 May 2025
July promises to be a great month for Uma Thurman fans, as well as one filled with villainy.
—Michileen Martin, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
Ian McDiarmid finally gets the chance to take the mask off as the would-be Emperor and reveals the character’s full, snarling villainy.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for villainy
Noun
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After a discussion about an individual’s spiritual battle between good and evil, campers then used cardboard and tape to make armor, and pool noodles for swords.—
Paul Bersebach,
Oc Register,
12 July 2025
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The sense of evil has nothing cosmic or metaphysical about it; there’s no grandeur and no wonder to Gunn’s universe and, although there’s much discussion of the defining quality of one’s actions and choices, the film’s superheroes seem thin, constrained, and undefined.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
Noun
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While working together on The Unit, David Mamet once told you that good drama isn’t a choice between good and bad; good drama is the choice between two bads.—
Max Gao,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Jan. 2025
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Reports out of fall camp haven’t been super favorable to their offense, and while the defense will, again, be top-notch, a team with this bad of an offense cannot be trusted.—
Austin Mock,
The Athletic,
19 Aug. 2024
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“Villainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/villainy. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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