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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Shira Haas will play Ruth, a member of the U.S. government, while Liv Tyler and Tim Blake Nelson will return as Ross' daughter Betty and Samuel Sterns (a.k.a.—Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 July 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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