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evil in Finnish

evil in Finnish is ilkeä, paha, häijy — evil means deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.

evil in Finnish

ilkeä
adj
Intending to harm; malevolent.
paha
adj
Intending to harm; malevolent.
häijy
adj
Intending to harm; malevolent.
pahantahtoinen
adj
Intending to harm; malevolent.
pirullinen
adj
Intending to harm; malevolent.
paha
adj
Morally corrupt.
ilkeä
adj
Morally corrupt.
paha
adj
Unpleasant, foul (of odor, taste, mood, weather, etc.).
paha
noun
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
pahuus
noun
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

What does "evil" mean?

  1. adjective Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
    "In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house."
  2. adjective Unpleasant or unlucky, in a milder, informal sense.
    "The weather this week has been evil, with rain every single day."
  3. noun Moral wickedness, or the force believed to cause suffering and wrongdoing in the world.
    "Many old stories describe a hero fighting against evil in a dark forest."
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evil in a sentence

  • In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house.
  • The story's villain is a genuinely evil character with no redeeming qualities.
  • The weather this week has been evil, with rain every single day.
  • What an evil smell is coming from that old fridge!

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What is "evil" in Finnish?
"evil" in Finnish is ilkeä, paha, häijy. evil means: Deeply immoral and cruel; deliberately intending to cause harm.
How do you use "evil" in a sentence?
Example: "In the fairy tale, an evil witch tricks the children into entering her house." In Finnish, "evil" is ilkeä, paha, häijy.
Are there other ways to say "evil" in Finnish?
Yes — Finnish has 6 translations listed for "evil": ilkeä, paha, häijy, pahantahtoinen, pirullinen, pahuus.
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