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Noun
S:
(n)
villain
,
scoundrel
(a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately)
S:
(n)
villain
,
baddie
(the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
character
,
role
,
theatrical role
,
part
,
persona
(an actor's portrayal of someone in a play)
"she played the part of Desdemona"
S:
(n)
bit part
,
minor role
(a small role)
S:
(n)
heavy
(a serious (or tragic) role in a play)
S:
(n)
hero
(the principal character in a play or movie or novel or poem)
S:
(n)
ingenue
(the role of an innocent artless young woman in a play)
S:
(n)
title role
,
name part
(the role of the character after whom the play is named)
S:
(n)
heroine
(the main good female character in a work of fiction)
S:
(n)
villain
,
baddie
(the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction)
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