evilness

ˈiːvlnəs

Definition

Definition of evilness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

morality character

Rare

quality of being morally wrong or wishing to harm others

Rare

His evilness was clear in his cruel actions.

depravity

immorality

wickedness

malicious intent

Rare

intention to cause harm or trouble

Rare

Her evilness was evident in her destructive plans..

ill will

malevolence

malice

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Origin of evilness

Old English, yfel (bad)

Examples of evilness in a sentence

Neighbors complained about the evilness lurking behind his cheerful smile.
The villain's evilness knew no bounds.
His evilness was revealed through his actions.

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French:malveillance, intention malveillante, ...
German:Bosheit, Boshaftigkeit, ...
Italian:malvagità, malignità, ...
Spanish:maldad, malicia, ...
Portuguese:maldade, ...
Chinese:邪恶, 恶行, ...
Japanese:邪悪さ, 悪性, ...
Arabic:شَرّ, نِيَّة سَيِّئَة, ...
Hebrew:רֹעַ, רִשְׁעוּת, ...
Russian:злонамеренность, злобность, ...
Ukrainian:злоба, зловмисність, ...
Hindi:दुष्टता, दुर्भावना, ...
Bengali:অশুভতা, অমঙ্গল, ...
Catalan:maldat, intenció maliciosa, ...
Czech:zlovolnost, zlomyslnost, ...
Danish:ondskab, ondsindethed, ...
Dutch:slechtheid, slechte bedoelingen, ...
Greek:κακία, κακοβουλία, ...
Hungarian:gonoszság, rosszindulat, ...
Khmer:ភាពអាក្រក់, ចិត្តអាក្រក់, ...
Korean:사악함, 해악, ...
Persian:شرارت, بدخواهی, ...
Polish:zło, zła wola, ...
Portuguese (BR):maldade, ...
Romanian:răutatea, răutate, ...
Swedish:ondska, ...
Thai:ความชั่วร้าย, ความเลวร้าย, ...
Turkish:kötülük, kötü niyet, ...
Vietnamese:đức ác, sự độc ác, ...

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Definition of evilness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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