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supervillain

supervillain

22 5.9
A bad person in stories with very strong powers who fights superheroes
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌvɪlən/
translation icon : supervillano
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  • superheroes and supervillains
  • iconic supervillain
  • supervillain team

Examples

  • Malekith the Accursed is a supervillain in the Marvel Universe.

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  • The superhero faced a cunning supervillain who used advanced technology to execute his evil plans.

  • As close to a supervillain as the real world ever gets, though, right?

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  • I am a former supervillain.

  • And every kind of superhero and supervillain you can imagine.

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  • Also, when I slick my hair back, it makes me look like a supervillain.

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  • Otto Octavius is a supervillain in the comic book universe.

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  • This town isn't big enough for two supervillains!

  • He's a psychotic supervillain.

  • Mr. Mxyzptlk, sometimes called Mxy, is an impish supervillain who appears in DC Comics' Superman comic books.

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Synonyms

archvillain
vssupervillain
1 8.0

The main enemy in a story who is very powerful and evil

is a villain with superhuman powers or advanced technology not always the main enemy

Antonyms

1.1

A person admired for brave actions and good qualities

Surface Forms

supervillain singular
supervillains plural

Morphology

supervillain = villain (transparent) = super + villain

Meaning is directly formed by adding the intensifying prefix 'super-' to 'villain' to indicate an especially powerful or extraordinary villain.

Etymology

The word supervillain is made of super- and villain, where super- means 'above' or 'beyond', like in superstar, and villain long ago meant a 'farm worker' but came to mean a 'bad person'. So, a supervillain is a very bad enemy with extra powers or advanced technology who fights superheroes.