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Definition of “villainy

villainy (ˈvɪlənɪPronunciation for villainy

Definitions

noun

  1. conduct befitting a villain; vicious behaviour or action
  2. an evil, abhorrent, or criminal act or deed
  3. the fact or condition of being villainous
  4. English history a rare word for villeinage

Usage examples

  • Yes, perhaps knowing there was only collusion and not some irrefutable villainy involved would make the breaking of James easier.
    Thomas, Craig, 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.
    Simon Ball, THE GUARDSMEN (2004)

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