e·vil  /ˈivəl/

noun

1. morally objectionable behavior

synset: evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity

2. that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare

synset: evil

3. the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

synset: evil, evilness

antonym: good, goodness

adj

1. morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds"

synset: evil

antonym: good

2. having the nature of vice

synset: evil, vicious

3. having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

synset: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil

Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

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