word-vault/dist/data/cards/ev/evil.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "evil",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Police described the killer as ‘a desperate and evil man’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an evil genius/dictator"
                },
                {
                    "text": "President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as the ‘evil empire’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an evil grin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her face was full of evil intent."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Kristin smiled a particularly evil smile."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He gave an evil laugh."
                },
                {
                    "text": "A broad smile hid his evil intentions."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Personal qualities"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "look", "seem"],
                "adverb": ["particularly", "really", "truly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "having a harmful effect on people; morally bad",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "evil deeds"
                },
                {
                    "text": "In his speech he described the evil effects of racism."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "connected with the devil and with what is bad in the world",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was an ancient charm to ward off **evil spirits**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She had been deceived by an evil demon."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "extremely unpleasant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The rubbish bin was giving off an evil smell."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the time when you have to do something difficult or unpleasant",
            "labels": "(often humorous)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I’d better go and see the dentist—I can’t put off the evil hour any longer."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you keep on borrowing, you are only postponing the evil day when you have to pay it all back."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a person or spirit who is thought to have a good/bad influence over you",
            "labels": "(especially British English)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "an unpleasant drink that is a mixture of different things",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈiːvl//ˈiːvɪl/",
                "audio": "ev/evil/evil__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈiːvl/",
                "audio": "ev/evil/evil__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English yfel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch euvel and German Übel."
}