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 the truth is that addiction and mental illness is the real villain here.—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024 Bane is scary and philosophical, a more than formidable villain simply because his cause — terroristic as his methods may be — speaks directly to the moral rot of Gotham City.—Elliott Smith and Chris Bellamy, EW.com, 23 May 2024 Read Next ‘Ghostly’ creature — named after Harry Potter villain — discovered underground.—Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 23 May 2024 He was believed to have been the model for the character of Gordon Gekko, the rapacious villain played by Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street.—Greg Farrell, Fortune, 20 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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