plural villainies
1
: villainous conduct
also
: a villainous act
2
: the quality or state of being villainous : depravity
Examples of villainy in a Sentence
a story of villainy and betrayal
the gruesome villainies of war
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Ultimately, Nellie’s villainy is discovered and she’s punished by her father, while Laura gets the guy.
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Disneyland has dropped reservation requirements for the once wildly popular Oga’s Cantina six years after the wretched hive of scum and villainy opened to hourslong standby lines that forced the Anaheim theme park to hastily install a reservation system.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Nothing against Miami Beach, but coupled with his beef with an innocent dog and his love of Katy Perry, the villainy arc keeps finding new heights.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The moment would have been a powerful display of villainy from the newly-heel Cena.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Victoria Edel, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Disneyland has dropped reservation requirements for the once wildly popular Oga’s Cantina six years after the wretched hive of scum and villainy opened to hourslong standby lines that forced the Anaheim theme park to hastily install a reservation system.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2025
Nothing against Miami Beach, but coupled with his beef with an innocent dog and his love of Katy Perry, the villainy arc keeps finding new heights.
—Olivia Crandall, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
The moment would have been a powerful display of villainy from the newly-heel Cena.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for villainy
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“Villainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villainy. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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villainy
noun
vil·lainy
ˈvil-ə-nē 
plural villainies
: conduct or actions of or typical of a villain
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