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坏人 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • evildoer noun A person who performs evil acts.
  • malefactor noun A criminal or felon.
  • miscreant noun Someone who behaves badly or breaks the law, often used in a light or old-fashioned way.
  • wrongdoer noun Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

Senses

坏人 is used for these senses in English:

  • baddie (informal) A person of bad character, especially in a work of fiction.
  • evildoer A person who performs evil acts.
  • malefactor An evildoer.
  • miscreant One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain.
  • wrongdoer Someone who does wrong, whether morally, ethically, or in contravention of a law.

malefactor — full definition

  1. noun A criminal or felon.
  2. noun An evildoer.