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evil
/ˈi vəl/
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morally objectionable behavior
evil meaning(s)
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- (n) morally objectionable behavior
- (n) that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune
- (n) the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
- (adj) morally bad or wrong
- (adj) having the nature of vice
- (adj) having or exerting a malignant influence
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- The avatar of fascism posed the century's greatest threat to democracy and redefined the meaning of evil forever.
- The truth about evil that needs attention now is its shallow, deadly, fungus quality.
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evil eye
a look that is believed to have the power of inflicting harm
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evil spirit
a spirit tending to cause harm
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evil-looking
having an evil appearance
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evil-minded
having evil thoughts or intentions
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evildoer
/ˈi vəl ˌdu ər/
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a person who sins (without repenting)
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evildoing
the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
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evilly
in a wicked evil manner
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evilness
the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
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evince
/ɪ ˈvɪns/
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give expression to
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eviscerate
/ə ˈvɪ sə ˌreɪt/
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surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ
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evisceration
/ɪ ˌvɪ sə ˈrɛɪ ʃən/
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surgical removal of an organ (or the contents of an organ)…
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evitable
capable of being avoided or warded off
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evocation
/ˌi voʊ ˈkeɪ ʃən/
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imaginative re-creation
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evocative
/ɪ ˈvɑ kə tɪv/
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serving to bring to mind
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evoke
/ɪ ˈvoʊk/
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call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
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evoked
/ɪ ˈvoʊkt/
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called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation
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evoked potential
the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by…
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evolution
/ˌɛ və ˈlu ʃən/
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a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage…
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evolutionarily
in an evolutionary way; from an evolutionary point of view
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evolutionary
/ˌɛ və ˈlu ʃə ˌnɛ ri/
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of or relating to or produced by evolution
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evolutionary trend
a general direction of evolutionary change
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evolutionism
/ˌi və ˈlu ʃə nɪ zəm/
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(biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species…
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evolutionist
/ˌi və ˈlu ʃə nɪst/
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a person who believes in organic evolution