evil

malvagio, cattivo

Molto cattivo e crudele, tanto da violare profondamente ciò che si considera giusto.

In inglese semplice: Very bad and cruel in a way that seriously breaks ideas of right and wrong.

• The story has an evil king.
• They punished him for his evil deeds.
• Can an evil person ever change?

Sinonimi: wicked, bad

Contrari: good

Espressioni comuni: an evil person, evil deeds, truly evil

malevolo, malintenzionato

Che vuole fare del male ad altre persone o progetta di farlo.

In inglese semplice: Wanting or planning to hurt other people.

• He had evil intentions.
• The guards discovered an evil plot to poison the queen.
• She gave an evil smile as she planned her revenge.

Sinonimi: malicious, malevolent

Contrari: benevolent

Espressioni comuni: evil intentions, an evil plot, an evil plan

malvagità, male

Il fatto di essere profondamente cattivi o crudeli.

In inglese semplice: The quality of being deeply bad or cruel.

• His heart was full of evil.
• The book explores the evil in human nature.
• She described his cruelty as pure evil.

Sinonimi: wickedness, badness, malevolence

Contrari: goodness

Espressioni comuni: good and evil, pure evil, full of evil, human evil

male

Qualcosa che provoca danni, sofferenza o problemi gravi.

In inglese semplice: Something that causes harm, suffering, or serious problems.

• They chose the lesser evil.
• The report describes the evils of poverty.
• He considers paperwork a necessary evil.

Sinonimi: harm, ill, affliction

Espressioni comuni: a necessary evil, the lesser evil, evil of war

male

Potente forza spirituale che si crede provochi cose cattive e si opponga al bene.

In inglese semplice: A powerful spiritual force believed to cause bad things and oppose goodness.

• The charm protects against evil.
• The heroes fought the forces of evil.
• They believed an ancient evil lived beneath the castle.

Sinonimi: darkness

Contrari: good

Espressioni comuni: forces of evil, protect against evil, fight evil