See evil on Wiktionary
{ "forms": [ { "form": "evil", "tags": [ "positive" ] }, { "form": "more evil", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most evil", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "more": "true" }, "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "antonyms": [ { "word": "good" }, { "word": "ethical" }, { "word": "moral" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "Hitler was a very evil person." }, { "text": "The man has an evil look on his face." } ], "glosses": [ "The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical." ], "id": "simple-evil-en-adj-cg0HlYn8", "synonyms": [ { "word": "bad" }, { "word": "wicked" }, { "word": "immoral" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "enpr": "ē-vəl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvəl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:v@l/" }, { "enpr": "ē-vĭl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvɪl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:vIl/" }, { "audio": "en-us-evil.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "evil" } { "forms": [ { "form": "evil", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "evils", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [], "examples": [ { "text": "He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was." } ], "glosses": [ "The quality of being evil; evilness." ], "id": "simple-evil-en-noun-aT7iJD~5", "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "examples": [ { "text": "We faced many evils on our journey." } ], "glosses": [ "Something that causes harm, or harm itself." ], "id": "simple-evil-en-noun-3LdLAZRU" }, { "examples": [ { "text": "I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists." }, { "text": "When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil." } ], "glosses": [ "The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil." ], "id": "simple-evil-en-noun-e7XcVhSL" } ], "sounds": [ { "enpr": "ē-vəl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvəl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:v@l/" }, { "enpr": "ē-vĭl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvɪl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:vIl/" }, { "audio": "en-us-evil.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "evil" }
{ "forms": [ { "form": "evil", "tags": [ "positive" ] }, { "form": "more evil", "tags": [ "comparative" ] }, { "form": "most evil", "tags": [ "superlative" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "more": "true" }, "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "adj" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "adj", "senses": [ { "antonyms": [ { "word": "good" }, { "word": "ethical" }, { "word": "moral" } ], "examples": [ { "text": "Hitler was a very evil person." }, { "text": "The man has an evil look on his face." } ], "glosses": [ "The opposite of good, if something is evil it is very far from good or is against good. This usually means behaving in a way that is not moral or not ethical." ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "bad" }, { "word": "wicked" }, { "word": "immoral" } ] } ], "sounds": [ { "enpr": "ē-vəl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvəl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:v@l/" }, { "enpr": "ē-vĭl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvɪl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:vIl/" }, { "audio": "en-us-evil.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "evil" } { "forms": [ { "form": "evil", "tags": [ "singular" ] }, { "form": "evils", "tags": [ "plural" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "expansion": "[POS TABLE]", "name": "noun" } ], "lang": "English", "lang_code": "en", "pos": "noun", "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Uncountable nouns" ], "examples": [ { "text": "He was so full of evil I do not think he knew what good was." } ], "glosses": [ "The quality of being evil; evilness." ], "raw_tags": [ "uncountable" ] }, { "examples": [ { "text": "We faced many evils on our journey." } ], "glosses": [ "Something that causes harm, or harm itself." ] }, { "examples": [ { "text": "I have seen things that lead me to believe that real evil exists." }, { "text": "When you say you believe in true evil, I take it that you mean the devil." } ], "glosses": [ "The source or cause of evil as a spiritual or supernatural force. This is often called true evil." ] } ], "sounds": [ { "enpr": "ē-vəl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvəl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:v@l/" }, { "enpr": "ē-vĭl" }, { "ipa": "/ˈiːvɪl/" }, { "sampa": "/\"i:vIl/" }, { "audio": "en-us-evil.ogg", "tags": [ "US" ] } ], "word": "evil" }
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