He plays the villain in most of his movies.
She describes her first husband as a villain who treated her terribly.
Don't try to make me the villain. It's your own fault that you're having these problems.
Recent Examples on the WebIn later films, Skywalker would become the fearsome villain Darth Vader.—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024 Man infiltrates villain’s world with intent on procuring a pound (or two, or 50) of flesh.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2024 The show focuses on Colin Farrell's Penguin character, one of the minor villains from Reeves' 2022 film.—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024 The plot is simplicity itself, but each of the villains has his own maniacal flavor.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2024 Movies From king to dark prince: Austin Butler and Denis Villeneuve on their new ‘Dune’ villain
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Things change for the mother-son pair, and quickly.—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Dozens of the city's true villains met their end Friday morning at the hands of one of the Indianapolis Department of Public Works crews.—Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Mar. 2024 Slaughter was a villain during his initial run in WWE in the early ‘80s.—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Spider-Man 3 In the final installment of the Maguire trilogy, out in 2007, Spider-Man faces two villains — Sandman and Venom — while also fighting his inner demons as his suit turns black, bringing out the worst parts of his personality.—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
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