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.
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After over a decade as a villain to the Avengers, Simon ultimately turns over a new leaf and becomes a longstanding member of the team.—Wilson Chapman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2025 The tournaments pit heroes like Liu Kang, Raiden, and Sonya Blade against such villains as Shang Tsung, Shao Kahn, and Scorpion.—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2025 The Invincible team gathered at New York Comic Con Friday evening to reveal Lee Pace (Foundation, the Hobbit movies, Running Man) as the mystery actor cast in the role of Thragg, a fan-favorite villain of Robert Kirkman's comic books.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 Yet, while Hedda is decidedly not a hero, DaCosta also refuses to paint her as a villain.—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for villain
Word History
Etymology
Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
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