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villain

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈvɪlən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈvɪlən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vil′ən)

Collocations for "villain"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "villain" in context.

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villain

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [loveable, fearsome, masked, pantomime, literary, movie] villain
  2. as the [main, ultimate] villain
  3. the villain of the piece
  4. plays the villain in the [play, movie]
  5. the [book's, play's, movie's] villain
  6. got the [role, part] of the villain
  7. the children [booed, jeered, yelled at] the villain
  8. the villain [tried, attempted, threatened] to
  9. the villain was [waiting, planning, lurking]
  10. the villain was [bent on, thirsty with] revenge
  11. went from hero to villain
'villain' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "villain" in the title:

a villain declared an amnesty - English Only forum
A villain doesn't harm his nextdoor neighbors. - English Only forum
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arch-villain - English Only forum
<becomes a villain> vs. <turns out to be a villain> - English Only forum
Bond villain - English Only forum
but to each villain his own vice - English Only forum
Chocolate is no longer the villain it was once thought to be. - English Only forum
He is not such a villain to do it - English Only forum
He is the villain but everyone but you likes him more. - English Only forum
It depended on your point of view whether you rated him a hero or a villain. - English Only forum
it's (a/the) classic villain - English Only forum
it’s a villain we recognize - English Only forum
method villain - English Only forum
not the hero story deserves but the villain it needs - English Only forum
orange-eating, villain-hissing - English Only forum
start this villain? - English Only forum
the bond villain head of the world economic forum - English Only forum
the villain - English Only forum
The villain of getting ideas across is the curse of knowledge - English Only forum
the villain scowls so plainly in his face - English Only forum
The Wolf of Wall Street: Why we like a villain - English Only forum
the worst villain - English Only forum
villain (a common word?) - English Only forum
villain can still be societal - English Only forum
villain of the hour - English Only forum
villain of the piece - English Only forum
Villian or Villain? - English Only forum
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