Villain - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
Extra examples
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.
He plays the role of the villain.
The critics loved her performance as the villain.
The villain in the play dies by drinking a vial of poison.
...the villain of the story is a dastard indeed...
...the villain in the movie cackled with demonic laughter...
He is a detestable villain.
...the movie's villain was a just a clichéd axe-wielding nutcase with a maniacal laugh...
...the movie featured a villain of unadulterated wickedness...
Here's the latest wrinkle in the story—we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!
The film's villain is an entertaining cartoon.
Clarke's trying to cast me in the role of villain here.
He was portrayed as a hero and,by inference, Thompson as the villain.
Word forms
singular: villain
plural: villains
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