Main entry: evil, wickedness, iniquity, immorality
Definition: morally objectionable behavior
Definition: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Usage: attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world
Main entry: evil
Definition: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
Usage: the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones- Shakespeare
Main entry: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil
Definition: having or exerting a malignant influence
Usage: malevolent stars; a malefic force
Main entry: evil
Definition: morally bad or wrong
Usage: evil purposes; an evil influence; evil deeds
Definition: having the nature of vice