baddie
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7.0
- noun
- /ˈbædi/
- Baby Talk
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villano
- The other big problem was the Machinist, the baddie mentioned in the synopsis.
- the main baddie
- the big baddie
Examples
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As the plot thickened, the true identity of the baddie was revealed, surprising everyone in the audience.
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They'd be fighting, and suddenly the baddie would just decide to lie down and go to sleep.
Blog text (28) -
The princess has been stolen by the big baddie, casting darkness upon the land, and it's up to an unassuming youth to save the day.
Blog text (11) -
As I understand it, there were entire series of X-Men stories that had her as the main baddie, akin to someone like Magneto.
Blog text (14) -
I didn't think that they matched well, and when Lady Ostrich comes into the picture as the baddie, I felt that she wasn't a great evil villain.
Blog text (32) -
From his enormous black moustache to his glittering, shifty eyes, Esterhazy is a caricature of the 'Behind you!' stage baddie.
Academic text (2011) -
When we last left off, Dean and Castiel were trapped in Purgatory while Sam was left alone as Crowley retook the reins of the main baddie.
Blog text (8) -
In the latest superhero movie, the young hero must confront a powerful baddie who threatens to take over the city.
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The story's baddie had a wicked laugh that made the children shiver with fright.
Synonyms
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A person who goes against others or causes harm
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3.3
A person who does very bad things, often the main bad character in a story
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1.6
A person who harms others on purpose or does wrong things
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3.8
A bad character in a story who causes trouble for the hero, often in children's stories
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7.1
A woman who plays the bad person in a story
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8.1
A person who plays a villain in a play or film
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8.0
The main enemy in a story who is very powerful and evil
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7.7
A man who does cruel or wrong things in stories
A clearly exaggerated evil character in a play who makes the audience boo
Antonyms
How Villainous
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- Baby Talk
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7.0
- Literature
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Baddie comes from the word bad plus the small ending -ie, so it simply means a 'bad' person. That's why a baddie is the main bad character or villain in a story.