evil

méchant, malfaisant

Très mauvais et cruel, au point d’aller gravement contre ce qui est considéré comme juste.

En anglais simple : Very bad and cruel in a way that seriously breaks ideas of right and wrong.

• The story has an evil king.
• They punished him for his evil deeds.
• Can an evil person ever change?

Synonymes : wicked, bad

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : an evil person, evil deeds, truly evil

malveillant

Qui veut faire du mal à d’autres personnes ou prévoit de le faire.

En anglais simple : Wanting or planning to hurt other people.

• He had evil intentions.
• The guards discovered an evil plot to poison the queen.
• She gave an evil smile as she planned her revenge.

Synonymes : malicious, malevolent

Contraires : benevolent

Expressions courantes : evil intentions, an evil plot, an evil plan

mal, méchanceté

Caractère profondément mauvais ou cruel d’une personne ou d’une chose.

En anglais simple : The quality of being deeply bad or cruel.

• His heart was full of evil.
• The book explores the evil in human nature.
• She described his cruelty as pure evil.

Synonymes : wickedness, badness, malevolence

Contraires : goodness

Expressions courantes : good and evil, pure evil, full of evil, human evil

mal, fléau

Quelque chose qui cause du tort, de la souffrance ou de graves problèmes.

En anglais simple : Something that causes harm, suffering, or serious problems.

• They chose the lesser evil.
• The report describes the evils of poverty.
• He considers paperwork a necessary evil.

Synonymes : harm, ill, affliction

Expressions courantes : a necessary evil, the lesser evil, evil of war

mal

Puissante force spirituelle censée provoquer le mal et s’opposer au bien.

En anglais simple : A powerful spiritual force believed to cause bad things and oppose goodness.

• The charm protects against evil.
• The heroes fought the forces of evil.
• They believed an ancient evil lived beneath the castle.

Synonymes : darkness

Contraires : good

Expressions courantes : forces of evil, protect against evil, fight evil