plural villainies
1
: villainous conduct
also
: a villainous act
2
: the quality or state of being villainous : depravity
Examples of villainy in a Sentence
a story of villainy and betrayal
the gruesome villainies of war
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Or the constitutional dystopia in which we are now caught, beside which even the ugliest onscreen villainy pales into insignificance?
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Some of the most compelling performances of Hartnett’s career, though, dip more fully into villainy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
His villainy changed shape throughout the evening, snarling in the company of cronies and darkly sweet in front of Tosca.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As the cast voted out Bob with literal tears in their eyes, the queen of queens rose to deliver a final address that will live in the annals of TV villainy forever.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
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Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
Some of the most compelling performances of Hartnett’s career, though, dip more fully into villainy.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2024
His villainy changed shape throughout the evening, snarling in the company of cronies and darkly sweet in front of Tosca.
—Joshua Barone, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
As the cast voted out Bob with literal tears in their eyes, the queen of queens rose to deliver a final address that will live in the annals of TV villainy forever.
—Samantha Riedel, Them, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Villainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/villainy. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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villainy
noun
vil·lainy
ˈvil-ə-nē 
plural villainies
: conduct or actions of or typical of a villain
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