villain
To debase; to degrade To debase; to degrade .
» Tom is a villain.
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1 senses(obsolete)To debase; to degrade .
Examples
63 sentencesTom is a villain.
Who's your favorite movie villain?
ruКто твой любимый киношный злодей? — sharptoothed
The hero became the villain.
ruГерой превратился в злодея. — sharptoothed
deDer Held wurde zu einem Schurken. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You're slower than a villain's horse.
Tom is a comic book villain.
ruТом – злодей из комикса. — Ooneykcall
Origin
Probably from Middle English vilein, from Old French vilein (modern French vilain), in turProbably from Middle English vilein, from Old French vilein (modern French vilain), in turn from Late Latin vīllānus, meaning serf or peasant, someone who is bound to the soil of a Latin vīlla, which is to say, worked on the equivalent of a plantation in late Antiquity, in Italy or Gaul. Doublet of villein.
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Forms
villains, villaining, villained, villainedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle