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   villain

   /ˈvɪlən/

   noun

   • 1. (in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot: "a pantomime villain"
   • ▪ a criminal: informal British "some people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards"
   • ▪ the person or thing responsible for specified problems, harm, or damage: "the industrialized nations are the real environmental villains"
   • 2. variant spelling of villein archaic

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘a rustic, boor’): from Old French vilein, based on Latin villa (see villa).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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