evil (
http://definr.com/evil)
adj 1: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence";
"evil deeds" [syn:
wicked] [ant:
good]
2: having the nature of vice [syn:
depraved,
vicious]
3: tending to cause great harm [syn:
harmful,
injurious]
4: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent
stars"; "a malefic force" [syn:
malefic,
malevolent,
malign]
n 1: morally objectionable behavior [syn:
immorality,
wickedness,
iniquity]
2: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune: "the
evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft
interred with their bones"- Shakespeare
3: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice:
"attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"
[syn:
evilness] [ant:
good,
good]