VILLAIN


Meaning of VILLAIN in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.