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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Children meet superheroes and villains, engage with games and movies, and are greeted by staff in costume.—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.—Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025 Marvel has announced two future Avengers films, Avengers: Doomsday starring traditional Fantastic Four nemesis Doctor Doom as the main villain, and Avengers: Secret Wars.—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 17 Apr. 2025 He’s also considered by many historians to be the first villain, the first person who was villainized by the patriots in a major way.—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for villain
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Etymology
Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
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