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   sinister

   /ˈsɪnɪstə/

   adjective

   • 1. giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen: "there was something sinister about that murmuring voice" Similar menacingthreateningominousforbiddingbalefulfrighteningeeriealarmingdisturbingdisquietingdarkblacksuggestive of evilevil-lookingill-omenedinauspiciousunpropitiousportentouseldritchinformal:spookyscarycreepyrare:minatoryminaciousminatorialbodefuldirefulsinistrous
   • ▪ evil or criminal: "there might be a more sinister motive behind the government's actions" Similar evilwickedbadcriminalcorruptnefariousvillainousbasevilemalevolentmaliciousmalignunderhandinformal:shadyOpposite innocentgood
   • 2. of, on, or towards the left-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the right as it is depicted). archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘malicious, underhand’): from Old French sinistre or Latin sinister ‘left’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sinisterly adverb
   • 2. sinisterness noun

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   What does sinister mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! SINISTER definition: 1. making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: 2. making you feel that something bad…. Learn more.

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   Why is it called a Sinistre?

   • Middle English sinistre "unlucky, unfavorable," from Latin sinistr-, sinister "left, on the left side, awkward, unfavorable"; so called because the ancient Romans believed that omens seen on the left side told of bad things to come

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   What is the difference between sinister and malign?

   • sinister, baleful, malign mean seriously threatening evil or disaster. sinister suggests a general or vague feeling of fear or apprehension on the part of the observer. baleful imputes perniciousness or destructiveness to something whether working openly or covertly. malign applies to what is inherently evil or harmful.

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   What is a sinister remark?

   • a sinister remark. his sinister purposes. a sinister accident. of or on the left side; left. Heraldry. noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer ( dexter ). archaic. archaic.

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     SINISTER translate: złowrogi, złowieszczy, złowieszczy....

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     sinister translate: เป็นลางร้าย. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     SINISTER translate: 不祥的，有凶兆的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   Sinister definition: threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous. See examples of SINISTER used in a sentence.

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   sinister: 1 adj stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable “"the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy” Synonyms: black , dark evil morally bad or wrong adj threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments “ sinister storm clouds” “a sinister smile” Synonyms: baleful , ...

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    There is another, more sinister, possibility. We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did. Extra Examples. I found his silence rather sinister.