transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsi-nəs-tər, archaic ]
sə-ˈnis- adjective
Etymology: Middle English sinistre, from Anglo-French senestre on the left, from Latin sinistr-, sinister on the left side, unlucky, inauspicious
Date: 15th century
1. archaic : unfavorable , unlucky
2. archaic : fraudulent
3. : singularly evil or productive of evil
4.
a. : of, relating to, or situated to the left or on the left side of something ; especially : being or relating to the side of a heraldic shield at the left of the person bearing it
b. : of ill omen by reason of being on the left
5. : presaging ill fortune or trouble
6. : accompanied by or leading to disaster
• sin·is·ter·ly adverb
• sin·is·ter·ness noun
Synonyms:
sinister , baleful , malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer
a sinister aura haunts the place
baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly
exerting a corrupt and baleful influence
malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful
the malign effects of racism