nounπShareMoral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good."Evil lacks spirituality, hence its need for mind control."moralphilosophyreligiontheologycharacterinhumannegativequalitymindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSomething which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief."The evil in the gossip spread through the school quickly, damaging friendships and causing a lot of unhappiness. "sufferingmoralphilosophyreligiontheologynegativequalitycharacterinhumancursemindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA malady or disease; especially in the phrase king's evil (scrofula)."The doctor diagnosed the king's evil in the young boy. "medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareIntending to harm; malevolent."an evil plot to brainwash and even kill innocent people"moralphilosophyreligiontheologysupernaturalcharacternegativeinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareMorally corrupt."Do you think that companies that engage in animal testing are evil?"moralcharacterphilosophyreligiontheologynegativeinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUnpleasant, foul (of odour, taste, mood, weather, etc.)."The old refrigerator in the kitchen gave off an evil smell, making the entire apartment unpleasant. "naturesensationweathernegativemoralChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareProducing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or calamity; unpropitious; calamitous."The storm was an evil omen, threatening to cause widespread damage to crops. "moralphilosophyreligiontheologysupernaturalcharacternegativeinhumansoulsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareHaving harmful qualities; not good; worthless or deleterious."an evil beast; an evil plant; an evil crop"moralphilosophyreligiontheologycharacternegativeinhumanvaluequalitysufferingcurseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareUndesirable; harmful; bad practice"Global variables are evil; storing processing context in object member variables allows those objects to be reused in a much more flexible way."moralphilosophyreligioncharacternegativeinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareWickedly, evilly, iniquitously"The teacher explained the problem, but the student listened evilly, not understanding a word. "moralcharacterattitudeinhumanphilosophysoultheologyreligioncursenegativesupernaturalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareInjuriously, harmfully; in a damaging way."The teacher spoke evil to the student, causing the student to feel hurt and embarrassed. "negativemoralcharacterinhumanphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverbπShareBadly, poorly; in an insufficient way."He tried to cook dinner, but his cooking skills were evil; the food tasted terrible. "moralnegativevalueChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading