villain /ˈvɪl.ən/noun 6verb 1forms 3 noun6 •A vile, wicked person.Oh most pernicious woman! / Oh Villaine, Villaine, smiling damned Villaine! — 1599 •a bad character in a story or a film who works against the heroIn some ways, it’s a relief to see tech bros, especially AI entrepreneurs, reach full, unambiguous movie-villain status. — 2025 •An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. •A deliberate scoundrel. •Any opponent player, especially a hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: hero (“the current player”).Let's discuss how to play if you are the chip leader (that is, if you have more chips than all the villains). •(offensive, no longer used) A low-born, abject person.Note the presumption of this Scythian slaue: I tel thee villaine, those that lead my horse Haue to their names tytles of dignitie, And dar’st thou bluntly cal me Baiazeth? — 1587 verb1 •(no longer used) To debase; to degrade . formsvillained · villaining · villains
