"evil genius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: evil geniuses [plural], evil genii [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|+|evil genii}} evil genius (plural evil geniuses or evil genii)
  1. The spirit each person is believed to have in attendance, according to certain religious or mythological traditions, which tries to negatively influence him, and is opposed by his good genius; loosely, someone who is a bad influence. Categories (topical): Crime, People
    Sense id: en-evil_genius-en-noun-BWW7owCY Disambiguation of Crime: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 76 24 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25
  2. An intellectually brilliant person who excells at using his or her mental abilities for negative or harmful ends; especially a criminal mastermind . Categories (topical): Crime, People Translations (intellectually brilliant person who excells at using their mental abilities for negative ends): ilkeä nero (Finnish), paha nero (Finnish), génie du mal [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-evil_genius-en-noun-~I~4A5Kj Disambiguation of Crime: 45 55 Disambiguation of People: 46 54 Disambiguation of 'intellectually brilliant person who excells at using their mental abilities for negative ends': 18 82

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