villain
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villains
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villains
Britannica Dictionary definition of VILLAIN
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a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things
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comic-book heroes and villains
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He plays the villain in most of his movies.
2
somewhat old-fashioned
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a person who does bad things
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She describes her first husband as a villain who treated her terribly.
3
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someone or something that is blamed for a particular problem or difficulty
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Don't try to make me the villain. It's your own fault that you're having these problems.
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The article makes the government out to be the villain. = It portrays the government as the villain of the piece.
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