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 WebBut to those who do care about the racing, the sentiment of who is the villain and who is the victim may be shifting in the now three-year fight between Baffert and Churchill Downs.—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 Details are being kept holstered but sources say Durand will play one of the villains.—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for villain
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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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