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evil
noun
the
force
of
wickedness
or
very
bad
actions
in
the
world
•
They
believed
that
a
great
evil
threatened
their
village
.
They
believed
that
a
great
evil
threatened
their
village
.
•
Good
stories
often
show
the
battle
between
evil
and
good
.
Good
stories
often
show
the
battle
between
evil
and
good
.
Old
English
yfel
referred
both
to
wicked
acts
and
the
abstract
force
opposed
to
good
.
noun
A
harmful
or
wicked
action
,
thing
,
or
situation
.
•
Pollution
is
one
of
the
modern
evils
we
must
fight
.
Pollution
is
one
of
the
modern
evils
we
must
fight
.
•
The
story
lists
jealousy
and
greed
as
the
two
great
evils
.
The
story
lists
jealousy
and
greed
as
the
two
great
evils
.
devil
noun
a
person
,
especially
a
child
or
man
,
who
behaves
in
a
naughty
,
lively
,
or
troublesome
way
(
informal
)
•
That
little
devil
hid
my
keys
again
!
That
little
devil
hid
my
keys
again
!
•
He
’
s
a
lucky
devil
—
he
won
the
trip
to
Hawaii
.
He
’
s
a
lucky
devil
—
he
won
the
trip
to
Hawaii
.
noun
the
supreme
evil
spirit
in
some
religions
,
believed
to
oppose
God
and
tempt
people
to
do
wrong
•
In
the
medieval
legend
,
the
devil
tries
to
bargain
for
the
knight
’
s
soul
.
In
the
medieval
legend
,
the
devil
tries
to
bargain
for
the
knight
’
s
soul
.
•
The
preacher
warned
the
congregation
not
to
listen
to
the
whispers
of
the
devil
.
The
preacher
warned
the
congregation
not
to
listen
to
the
whispers
of
the
devil
.
Old
English
deofol
,
from
Late
Latin
diabolus
,
from
Greek
diábolos
“
slanderer
,
adversary
.”
noun
an
evil
or
malevolent
spirit
or
demon
•
Local
legend
says
a
devil
haunts
the
abandoned
mine
.
Local
legend
says
a
devil
haunts
the
abandoned
mine
.
•
People
used
to
carve
grotesque
faces
on
buildings
to
keep
devils
away
.
People
used
to
carve
grotesque
faces
on
buildings
to
keep
devils
away
.
verb
-
devil
,
devilling
,
devils
,
devilled
to
season
food
with
very
hot
spices
•
She
devilled
the
eggs
with
mustard
and
paprika
for
extra
kick
.
She
devilled
the
eggs
with
mustard
and
paprika
for
extra
kick
.
•
The
chef
loves
to
devil
chicken
wings
before
grilling
them
.
The
chef
loves
to
devil
chicken
wings
before
grilling
them
.
verb
-
devil
,
devilling
,
devils
,
devilled
to
harass
or
annoy
someone
repeatedly
(
informal
,
old-fashioned
)
•
Flies
devilled
the
horses
all
afternoon
on
the
trail
.
Flies
devilled
the
horses
all
afternoon
on
the
trail
.
•
Gossiping
neighbors
devil
her
every
time
she
steps
outside
.
Gossiping
neighbors
devil
her
every
time
she
steps
outside
.
