VILLAINY Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word villainy. (close relations)
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corruption | nounn | |||||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||||
depravity | nounn | |||||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | ||||||||
evil | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • morally bad or wrong noun • morally objectionable behavior • the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice adjective satellite • having the nature of vice • having or exerting a malignant influence | ||||||||
immorality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct • morally objectionable behavior | ||||||||
iniquity | nounn | |||||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • an unjust act | ||||||||
maleficence | nounn | |||||||
noun • doing or causing evil • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||||
malevolence | nounn | |||||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||||
nefariousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being wicked | ||||||||
vice | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • moral weakness • a specific form of evildoing | ||||||||
wickedness | nounn | |||||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • absence of moral or spiritual values • the quality of being wicked • estrangement from god • the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||||||||
wrongdoing | nounn | |||||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||||
villainousness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior |