VILLAIN

[noun] [C] - a bad person who harms other people or breaks the lawSome people believe that Richard III did not murder his nephews and was not the villain he is generally thought to have been.He's either a hero or a villain, depending on your point of view.The union has been cast as a villain standing in the way of progress.Bert's just a small-time villain (= criminal) - he'd never get involved in a major crime of this type.(figurative) The major villain (= thing that causes harm) in causing lung cancer is smoking.A villain is also a character in a book, play, film, etc. who harms other people.He made his reputation as an actor playing villains.Again, Superman overpowered the villain, Lex Luthor.(informal) The villain of the piece is someone or something which is seen as being the cause of trouble on a particular occasion.When the minister was forced to resign, the press was generally seen as the villain of the piece.