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English

rank|agreement|ship|third|692|evil|outside|beside|worth

Etymology
OE. yfel

Pronunciation
AHD|�-v�l, IPA|/�i�v�l/, SAMPA|/"i:v@l/
AHD|�-vĭl, IPA|/�i�vɪl/, SAMPA|/"i:vIl/
audio|en-us-evil.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�v�l|-i�v�l

Adjective
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1. Intending to harm.
2. context|of food Gone off, fattening, etc.

Derived terms
evil eye

Translations
trans-top|intending to harm
Bulgarian: ло� m
Czech: zlý m
Dutch: kwaad, kwade
Finnish: paha
French: mauvais, diabolique
German: böse, übel
Greek: κακ�� (kakos) m, �α�λο� (favlos) m, �ονη��� (poniros) m
Hebrew: ר�ע ,פ��ע ����נת ת���� (roa)
Hindi: द�ष�� (duṣṭa), ब�रा (bur�), पाप� (p�pī)
Icelandic: illur m, ill f illt n; vondur m, vond f, vont n; slæmur m, slæm f, slæmt n
Indonesian: jahat
Interlingua: mal, malefic
Italian: male m
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Latin: malus m, mala f, malum n
Latvian: ļauns (1)
Old English: unriht
Polish: z�y m, z�a f, z�e n
Portuguese: mau m, má f, maléfico m, maléfica f, ruim m|f (1,2)
Russian: злой (zloj)
Scottish Gaelic: olc m, aingidheachd f, urchaid f, truaighe f
Slovak: zlý m, zlý|zlá f, zlý|zlé n
Spanish: mal m, malo m, mala f
Swedish: ond, elak
Telugu: ద�ష�� (dushTa), ద�య�య� (deyyam)
Tupinambá: poxy
Visayan: demonyo
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trans-top|gone off, fattening, etc.
Greek: α�αί�ιο� (apesios) m, α�ε�θή� (apekhthis) m
Polish: zepsuty m, zepsuta f, zepsute n
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Noun
wikipedia
en-noun uncountable

1. The forces/behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. Evil generally seeks own benefit at the expense of others and is based on general malevolence.

#:The evils of society include murder.

1. Any particular individual or state which may follow these forces or behaviors.

Antonyms
good

Translations
rfc-trans

Bulgarian: зло n
Czech: zlo n
Dutch: kwaad n, boze n, slechte n
Esperanto: malbono, malboneco
Finnish: pahuus, paha
French: mal m
German: Böse n, �bel n
Greek: κακ�� (kakos) m, �ονη��� (poniros) m, διαβολικ�� (diavolikos) m, �α�ανικ�� (satanikos) m, �α�λο� (favlos) m
Hebrew: רע (ra), רשע (resha)
Indonesian: kejahatan
Interlingua: mal
Latin: malum n
Latvian: ļaunums m, ļaunais m
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Norwegian: ondskap m
Old English: unriht
Polish: z�o n
Portuguese: mal m
Romanian: r�u m, rea f
Russian: зло n
Slovak: zlo m
Slovene: zlo n
Spanish: mal n (lo)
Swedish: ondska c
Tupinambá: poxy

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• 2007-11-20 09:55 - Jyril - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/Danwalker|Danwalker]] ([[User_talk:Danwalker|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Tohru|Tohru]]

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