evil twin

collocation in English

meaningsofevilandtwin

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evil
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.vəl/us
/ˈiː.vəl/
morally bad, cruel, or ...
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twin
noun[C]
uk
/twɪn/us
/twɪn/
either of two children born to the same mother on the ...
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(Definition ofevilandtwinfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofevil twin

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To some, this may sound like the equivalent of blaming one's misdeeds on a heretofore unknowneviltwin.
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In that sense, deception is theeviltwinof empathy - both stem from a sensitive reading of another person, but differ in the use to which that information is put.
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Often the twin is theeviltwin, or one may be human and one semi-divine.
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In the modern usage, the wordseviltwinand doppelganger, have come to be virtually interchangeable.
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Aneviltwinis the wireless version of the phishing scam.
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She is followed by what is apparently hereviltwin.
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The scene is out of place as their uncle is busy burning the other sister; somehow he teleports back home and theeviltwingives him a show.
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It's a good twin,eviltwinthing.
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In this video, he claimed he was married to a man and was hiding from hiseviltwin.
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In cases where theeviltwinis not physically distinguishable from the good twin, a typical plot resolution will involve the banishment and unmasking of theeviltwin.
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Timmy's appearance was a parody of theeviltwinconcept.
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Having deduced the existence of theeviltwinit was an easy matter to find and arrest him, freeing the good twin from the shadow of his evil twin's misdeeds.
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Webber was aneviltwinwith mind control powers and it was a very well liked (or disliked) character.
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After all four evil twins are defeated, the player will be given four artifacts.
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Evil twins were also staples of serial films.
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These are also referred to as the evil twins.
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