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Evil

adjective

Morally bad or wrong. "An evil influence" , "Evil deeds"

Having the nature of vice. Synonym: vicious.

Having or exerting a malignant influence. Synonyms: malefic, malevolent, malign. "A malefic force"

noun

Morally objectionable behavior. Synonyms: immorality, iniquity, wickedness.

That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune.

The quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice. Synonym: evilness.

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"Evil" Quotes from Famous Books

... that while bad air may be a positive evil influence, incorrect use of language is at most no more than a negative evil: that while it may be a good thing to be correct, no special harm is involved in being incorrect. Let ...

— The Art Of Writing & Speaking The English Language - Word-Study and Composition & Rhetoric • Sherwin Cody

... are three hundred or more Japanese here, and one hundred and fifty came in the ambassador's ship. According to Antonio's opinion, no confidence should be placed in the infidel Sangleys; for many of them have been in Japon, and those most evil and most opposed to the Chinese are those very Chinese. He declares that a Japanese, named Don Baltasar, conspired with Don Agustin at the time of the revolt. This was told to Antonio Lopez by a Christian Sangley in Firando. He declares that there are many of the Japanese here ...

— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 - Volume IX, 1593-1597 • E. H. Blair

... Finn's speech, at his last great meeting, a man, sitting in the body of the hall near the platform, got up and interrupted him. "What about your own past life? What about your three years' penal servitude?" All eyes were turned from the man—a common looking, evil man—to the candidate, who staggered as if he had been shot, caught at the table behind him for support and stared in greyfaced terror. There was an angry tumult, and the interrupter would have fared badly, but for Silas Finn holding up his ...

— The Fortunate Youth • William J. Locke

... pointing with his glass, and Jakobsen there has wondrous eyes; he could see the tops of the mountains when he looked. There's good coming out of evil, sir; and you'll see we shall load up with oil ...

— Steve Young • George Manville Fenn

... come down to the rocks between and among which at low tide the shell fish played in an inch or two of water; and sitting on one of the mossy stones Faith was watching the mimic play of evil passions which was going on among that tribe of Mollusca below her; but her mind ...

— Say and Seal, Volume II • Susan Warner

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