evil person

collocation in English

meaningsofevilandperson

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evil
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
morally bad, cruel, or ...
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person
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpɜː.sən/us
/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofevilandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofevil person

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I think one speaker from the other benches definitely suggested that in connection with raw cotton the merchant was anevilperson.
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I do not believe him to be anevilpersonin any way.
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Theevilpersoninvolved in organised crime pushing this is anevilperson.
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If that is deleted, it is deleted not only for the well-intentioned huntsman or farmer but for any immoral orevilperson.
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We must beware of the sort of things that thisevilpersonsays and does.
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She has affirmed that she is a terrible andevilperson.
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Keep as much away as possible from anevilperson. 25.
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Helping anevilpersonwill cause harm to one even as feeding milk to a snake will only increase its poison. 17.
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Her character in the follow-up series became a scheming, devious, crafty, and downright amoral andevilpersonjust like all of the other characters.
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Chernevog explains that when the leshys freed him, they changed him and that he is not theevilpersonhe used to be.
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Although not anevilperson, he is often blinded by his desire for vengeance.
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Sometimes an alp is a spirit summoned by a witch or anevilpersonwishing harm on another, and sent to torment them.
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It is named after a huge white rock that was blown up by anevilperson.
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Anevilpersonhas poison in all his limbs. 12.
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The actor was drawn to the challenge of playing someone who has incredible moral convictions but turns into such anevilpersonin the name of spreading democracy.
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In the context of the promise of buddhahood for everyone, this chapter became widely understood as illustrating the potential for enlightenment even in evil persons.
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