noun
supervillain
noun
1
A powerful, often supernaturally-abled criminal who serves as the main antagonist to a superhero.
"The film's supervillain wanted to destroy the city's power grid."
"Every great superhero needs a memorable supervillain."
How to Use Supervillain
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA comic-book style villain with extraordinary powers or resources.
Common pairings
classic supervillain
supervillain lair
Word Forms
supervillains plural
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Etymology
From super- + villain.