evil

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

I - noun

1. morally objectionable behavior (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
immorality, wickedness, iniquity
• Derivationally related forms:
iniquitous (for: iniquity), wicked (for: wickedness)
• Hypernyms:
transgression, evildoing
• Hyponyms:
deviltry, devilry, foul play, irreverence, violation, sexual immorality
2. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune (Freq. 4)
- "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
• Hypernyms:
bad, badness
• Hyponyms:
Four Horsemen
3. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice (Freq. 3)
- attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
• Syn:
evilness
• Ant:
goodness (for: evilness), good
• Derivationally related forms:
evil (for: evilness)
• Hypernyms:
immorality
• Hyponyms:
malevolence, malevolency, malice, malignity, malignancy,
malignance, maleficence, mischief, balefulness, worst, nefariousness,
wickedness, vileness, ugliness, reprehensibility, villainy, villainousness,
perversity, perverseness, error, wrongdoing, frailty, vice

II - adjective

1. morally bad or wrong (Freq. 9)
- evil purposes
- an evil influence
- evil deeds
• Ant:
good
• Similar to:
atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, bad,
black, dark, sinister, corruptive, perversive, pestiferous,
demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal,
satanic, unholy, despicable, ugly, vile, slimy,
slimy, worthless, wretched, devilish, mephistophelian,
mephistophelean, evil-minded
• See Also:
bad, immoral, offensive, unrighteous, wicked, wrong
• Derivationally related forms:
evilness
• Attrubites:
evilness
2. having the nature of vice (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
vicious
• Similar to:
wicked
• Derivationally related forms:
viciousness (for: vicious), vice (for: vicious), evilness
3. having or exerting a malignant influence
- malevolent stars
- a malefic force
• Syn:
malefic, malevolent, malign
• Similar to:
maleficent
• Derivationally related forms:
malignity (for: malign), malevolency (for: malevolent), malevolence (for: malevolent)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  malefic, malevolent, malign, vicious, evilness, immorality, wickedness, iniquity
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  good, goodness