transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvi-lən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English vilain, vilein, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin villanus, from Latin villa
Date: 14th century
1. : villein
2. : an uncouth person : boor
3. : a deliberate scoundrel or criminal
4. : a character in a story or play who opposes the hero
5. : one blamed for a particular evil or difficulty
automation as the villain in job…displacement — M. H. Goldberg