villainy (ˈvɪlənɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action
- an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed
- the fact or condition of being villainous
- English history a rare word for villeinage
Synonyms
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wickedness,
crime,
vice,
sin,
atrocity,
delinquency,
criminality,
depravity,
iniquity,
turpitude,
baseness,
devilry,
knavery,
rascality,
Usage examples
Yes, perhaps knowing there was only collusion and not some irrefutable villainy involved would make the breaking of James easier.
, The Last Raven (1990)Everything is EMPHASISED here: purity, villainy , romance, love, mother's love, social evils, feminist rhetoric in desi apparel.
India Today (1996)But it is an interesting villainy that suggests human loneliness may have caused more evil in the world than human lust ever did.
Globe and Mail (2003)Myth and tradition affirm the part that culinary choices make in marking a man for villainy.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Like Hochhuth, Conor Cruise O'Brien was determined to expose British villainy.
, THE GUARDSMEN (2004)