EVILS Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word evils. (close relations)
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| immorality | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct • morally objectionable behavior | ||||||
| iniquity | nounn | |||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • an unjust act | ||||||
| wickedness | nounn | |||||
noun • morally objectionable behavior • absence of moral or spiritual values • the quality of being wicked • estrangement from god • the quality of being disgusting to the senses or emotions | ||||||
| atrocity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane • an act of atrocious cruelty | ||||||
| badness | nounn | |||||
noun • that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency • used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather • an attribute of mischievous children | ||||||
| corruption | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain • in a state of progressive putrefaction • decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation) • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity • inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by committing a felony) | ||||||
| cruelty | nounn | |||||
noun • a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • feelings of extreme heartlessness • the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance | ||||||
| depravity | nounn | |||||
noun • moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles • a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice | ||||||
| harm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.; the condition of an injury • the occurrence of a change for the worse • the act of damaging something or someone verb • cause or do harm to | ||||||
| maleficence | nounn | |||||
noun • doing or causing evil • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| malevolence | nounn | |||||
noun • wishing evil to others • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
| malice | nounn | |||||
noun • feeling a need to see others suffer • the quality of threatening evil | ||||||
| mischief | nounn | |||||
noun • reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others • the quality or nature of being harmful or evil | ||||||
| misdeed | nounn | |||||
noun • improper or wicked or immoral behavior | ||||||
| sin | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • estrangement from god • (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna • an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will • ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle • the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet verb • commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law • commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | ||||||
| sinfulness | nounn | |||||
noun • estrangement from god | ||||||
| vice | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • moral weakness • a specific form of evildoing | ||||||
| villainy | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of evil by virtue of villainous behavior • a criminal or vicious act | ||||||
| wrongdoing | nounn | |||||
noun • departure from what is ethically acceptable • activity that transgresses moral or civil law | ||||||
| evilness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice | ||||||
