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evil

/ˈivəl/

An illustration for evil

noun1 of 2

morally bad; causing harm to someone

  • “I read somewhere that some people are attracted to evil.”Tatoeba
  • “I know that money is the root of all evil.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adjective2 of 2

Intending to harm; malevolent.

Synonyms

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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