Definition of villain
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Examples of villain in a Sentence
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.
Origin and Etymology of villain
Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
First Known Use: 14th century
VILLAIN Defined for English Language Learners
villain
playDefinition of villain for English Language Learners
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: a character in a story, movie, etc., who does bad things
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: a person who does bad things
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: someone or something that is blamed for a particular problem or difficulty
VILLAIN Defined for Kids
villain
playDefinition of villain for Students
1 : a wicked person
2 : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero or heroine
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