n. Function: noun
1 whatever is harmful, distressing, or disastrous FF1C; attempts to grasp the nature of evil FF1E;
Synonyms: ill
Related Words: bad, badness, devilry, diablerie, diabolism, evilness, satanism, satanity, wickedness, wrong
Contrasted Words: goodness, virtue
Antonyms: good
2 whatever is morally unacceptable FF1C; return good for evil FF1E;
Synonyms: debt, sin, wickedness, wrong
Related Words: evildoing, misconduct, sinfulness, wrongdoing
Contrasted Words: rectitude, righteousness, virtue
Antonyms: good
3 a particular thing (as an act) that is evil FF1C; choose the lesser of two evils FF1E;
Synonyms: crime, diablerie, iniquity, sin, tort, wrong, wrongdoing
Related Words: badness, evilness, maleficence, vice, wickedness; misdeed, offense