evildoers
noun
a person who commits profoundly immoral and wicked deeds.
his concept of justice demanded vengeance against evildoers
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diseased
dɪˈziːzd
adjective
suffering from disease.
diseased trees
unhealthy,ill,sick,unwell,ailing,infirm,sickly,unsound,unwholesome,infected,septic,contaminated,blighted,rotten,bad,abnormal,crook,peccant
culprits
ˈkʌlprɪt
noun
a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
the car’s front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled
guilty party,offender,wrongdoer,person responsible,criminal,malefactor,lawbreaker,felon,delinquent,reprobate,evil-doer,transgressor,sinner,baddie,bad guy,wrong ‘un,crook,crim,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant
culprit
ˈkʌlprɪt
noun
a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed.
the car’s front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled
guilty party,offender,wrongdoer,person responsible,criminal,malefactor,lawbreaker,felon,delinquent,reprobate,evil-doer,transgressor,sinner,baddie,bad guy,wrong ‘un,crook,crim,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant
criminals
ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l
noun
a person who has committed a crime.
these men are dangerous criminals
lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l
noun
a person who has committed a crime.
these men are dangerous criminals
lawbreaker,offender,villain,delinquent,malefactor,culprit,wrongdoer,transgressor,sinner,young offender,juvenile delinquent,felon,thief,robber,armed robber,burglar,housebreaker,shoplifter,mugger,rapist,fraudster,swindler,racketeer,gunman,gangster,outlaw,bandit,terrorist,bioterrorist,narco-terrorist,ecoterrorist,cyberterrorist,agroterrorist,yakuza,holdupper,crook,con,jailbird,(old) lag,lifer,baddie,crim,yardbird,yegg,lighty,tief,tea leaf,cracksman,malfeasant,misfeasor,infractor,miscreant,trespasser,trusty,transport,peculator,defalcator
adjective
relating to crime.
they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage
unlawful,illegal,against the law,illicit,illegitimate,lawbreaking,lawless,felonious,delinquent,culpable,villainous,nefarious,corrupt,fraudulent,indictable,punishable,actionable,unauthorized,unsanctioned,outlawed,banned,forbidden,interdicted,proscribed,wrong,bad,evil,wicked,iniquitous,crooked,shady,dirty,bent,dodgy,malfeasant
chagrins
ˈʃaɡrɪn
ʃəˈɡrɪn
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him
annoyed,irritated,cross,angry,vexed,exasperated,irked,piqued,displeased,put out,fed up,disgruntled,in a bad mood,in a temper,testy,in high dudgeon,huffy,in a huff,resentful,aggrieved,furious,irate,infuriated,incensed,enraged,wrathful,choleric,aggravated,peeved,nettled,miffed,miffy,mad,riled,hacked off,peed off,hot under the collar,foaming at the mouth,browned off,cheesed off,brassed off,not best pleased,narked,ratty,shirty,eggy,teed off,ticked off,sore,bent out of shape,snaky,crook,vex,ireful,snuffy,wrath,pissed off,pissed
chagrinning
ˈʃaɡrɪn
ʃəˈɡrɪn
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him
annoyed,irritated,cross,angry,vexed,exasperated,irked,piqued,displeased,put out,fed up,disgruntled,in a bad mood,in a temper,testy,in high dudgeon,huffy,in a huff,resentful,aggrieved,furious,irate,infuriated,incensed,enraged,wrathful,choleric,aggravated,peeved,nettled,miffed,miffy,mad,riled,hacked off,peed off,hot under the collar,foaming at the mouth,browned off,cheesed off,brassed off,not best pleased,narked,ratty,shirty,eggy,teed off,ticked off,sore,bent out of shape,snaky,crook,vex,ireful,snuffy,wrath,pissed off,pissed
chagrinned
ˈʃaɡrɪn
ʃəˈɡrɪn
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him
annoyed,irritated,cross,angry,vexed,exasperated,irked,piqued,displeased,put out,fed up,disgruntled,in a bad mood,in a temper,testy,in high dudgeon,huffy,in a huff,resentful,aggrieved,furious,irate,infuriated,incensed,enraged,wrathful,choleric,aggravated,peeved,nettled,miffed,miffy,mad,riled,hacked off,peed off,hot under the collar,foaming at the mouth,browned off,cheesed off,brassed off,not best pleased,narked,ratty,shirty,eggy,teed off,ticked off,sore,bent out of shape,snaky,crook,vex,ireful,snuffy,wrath,pissed off,pissed
chagrined
ˈʃaɡrɪn
ʃəˈɡrɪn
verb
feel distressed or humiliated.
he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him
annoyed,irritated,cross,angry,vexed,exasperated,irked,piqued,displeased,put out,fed up,disgruntled,in a bad mood,in a temper,testy,in high dudgeon,huffy,in a huff,resentful,aggrieved,furious,irate,infuriated,incensed,enraged,wrathful,choleric,aggravated,peeved,nettled,miffed,miffy,mad,riled,hacked off,peed off,hot under the collar,foaming at the mouth,browned off,cheesed off,brassed off,not best pleased,narked,ratty,shirty,eggy,teed off,ticked off,sore,bent out of shape,snaky,crook,vex,ireful,snuffy,wrath,pissed off,pissed
bends
/bɛnd/
verb
Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
the wire has to be bent back tightly
curve,crook,make crooked,make curved,flex,angle,hook,bow,arc,arch,buckle,warp,contort,distort,deform
noun
A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.
the van screeched round a bend
curve,turn,corner,kink,angle,arc,crescent,twist,crook,deviation,deflection,loop
bending
/bɛnd/
verb
Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
the wire has to be bent back tightly
curve,crook,make crooked,make curved,flex,angle,hook,bow,arc,arch,buckle,warp,contort,distort,deform
noun
A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.
the van screeched round a bend
curve,turn,corner,kink,angle,arc,crescent,twist,crook,deviation,deflection,loop
bend
/bɛnd/
verb
Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
the rising wind bent the long grass
curve,crook,make crooked,make curved,flex,angle,hook,bow,arc,arch,buckle,warp,contort,distort,deform
noun
A curve, especially a sharp one, in a road, river, racecourse, or path.
the van screeched around a bend
curve,turn,corner,kink,angle,arc,crescent,twist,crook,deviation,deflection,loop
ankuses
/ˈaŋkəs/
noun
A goad for elephants.
Bessie has white circular inactive ankus scars under her chin, on the neck, and dorsal areas.
prod,spiked stick,spike,staff,crook,pole,rod
ankus
/ˈaŋkəs/
noun
A goad for elephants.
Bessie has white circular inactive ankus scars under her chin, on the neck, and dorsal areas.
prod,spiked stick,spike,staff,crook,pole,rod
