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Evil Wicked Things World Refer Bad Happen Describe

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E___ is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.
He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
...those who see television as the root of all evil.
word evil
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noun
Evil is a powerful force that some people believe to exist, and which causes wicked and bad things to happen .
We are still being attacked by the forces of evil.
There's always a conflict between good and evil in his plays.
Evil is used to refer to all the wicked and bad things that happen in the world.
He could not, after all, stop all the evil in the world.
...those who see television as the root of all evil.
If you refer to an evil, you mean a very unpleasant or harmful situation or activity.
Higher taxes may be a necessary evil.
...a lecture on the evils of alcohol.
adjective
If you describe someone as evil, you mean that they are very wicked by nature and take pleasure in doing things that harm other people.
...the country's most evil terrorists.
She's an evil woman.
If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it causes a great deal of harm to people and is morally bad.
After 1760 few Americans refrained from condemning slavery as evil.
They are setting an evil example for their children.
If you describe something as evil, you mean that you think it is influenced by the devil .
I think this is an evil spirit at work.
According to local folklore it is an evil place.
You can describe a very unpleasant smell as evil .
Both men were smoking evil-smelling pipes.
inflections evils
cefr-level B2

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2

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