villain
penjahat
definition
noun
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(in a film, novel, or play) a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot.
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While Woodward would gladly play the role of pantomime 'villain' this summer when he takes his Lions to New Zealand, he is not so keen to have the boos and hisses directed at his players.
Voldermort is the evil 'villain' in the novel, the murderer of Harry's parents, and the creature who plans to kill Harry.
In Orwell's novel 1984, Big Brother is the evil 'villain' .
a pantomime 'villain'
Chaucer was great, the 'villain' was definitely evil, and the jousting/action scenes were very well done.
To me, he is a great 'villain' , responsible for millions of deaths and for keeping the country in poverty.
A normal thriller would have a 'villain' , ready to strike at any moment and a hero in hot pursuit of the truth that will set him or her free.
In the James Bond thriller On Her Majesty's Secret Service a 'villain' dies horribly when he pitches on to a toboggan run and slides to the bottom - by which time he is hamburger.
Is the English ivy covering the unattractive fence in my backyard really an environmental 'villain' ?
Of course the evil plot that the 'villain' finally springs in the third act makes no particular sense.
For this act he inherited the role of pantomime 'villain' and was booed roundly every time he touched the ball from then on.
The real 'villain' in this depiction is the devil.
This is a line that is greatly overused in action movies where an evil 'villain' has plotted to take over the world… or whatever.
BBC One is attempting to locate and vanquish the 'villain' responsible.
Trichinosis, a parasite found in pork, is the 'villain' responsible for this accepted practice of burning of our precious pork chops.
They even try to hold the country's governing council responsible for the 'villain' 's actions and demand immediate attacks.
He and his pals have to find the real 'villain' to clear Harry and stop the carnage.
Why is it taking more than three months to investigate the real 'villain' ?
Ripley is the ambiguous, charming 'villain' in Patricia Highsmith's iconic series of novels who has fascinated readers since he first appeared in 1955.
There's even a Hollywood feature film in production, featuring Ben Kingsley as evil 'villain' the Hood, and due for release sometime next year.
‘It is a thriller where the main 'villain' is not a person but AIDS itself,’ says Mr. Sarup.
The mother has been the busybody 'villainess' of our story all along.
In the tradition of really silly cod spy thrillers, the 'villains' are out to set the world aflame and xXx will have to use all of his powers and lots of high tech stuff to save us all.
Sir Andrew describes the character as ‘one of the best 'villains' in Victorian fiction’.
Are all of Shakespeare's 'villains' ' motives intelligible?
The plot involves three 'villains' who inveigle a girl into prostitution in order to make ends meet.
I love hissing the 'villainess' as she works her evil wiles and cheering when she gets her eventual comeuppance.
John Lawton writes spy novels in which the spies are 'villains' , and there's no doubt about it.
Ayurveds also agree that the real 'villains' behind hypertension are smoking, alcohol consumption and high salt intake.
But in Furst's writing it's not always entirely clear who the real 'villains' are.
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