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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

supervillain en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English villain English supervillain From super- + villain.

Meanings

  1. A fantasy-fiction criminal or evildoer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.
    • The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”. 2026 April 21, Aisha Down, Robert Booth, “Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

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supervillains Number=Plur lexicographic
super-villain alternative lexicographic

Antonyms

superhero

Deriveds

supervillainess

Relateds

superhuman · 🦹 · superman · superpower · superbeing

Translations (23)

ja スーパーヴィラン (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · ka სუპერბოროტმოქმედი (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · fi superpahis (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · eo superkrimulo (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · it supercattivo (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · el υπερεχθρός (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · pl superzłoczyńca (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · kk суперзұлым (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · eo supermaliculo (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · ru суперзлоде́й (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · da superskurk (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · sv superskurk (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · fr super-vilain (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · de Schurke (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · bg суперзлодей (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · pt super-vilão (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · es supervillano (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · de Superschurke (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · ca supervilà (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · ga sárbhithiúnach (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · cmn 超級反派 /超级反派 (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · fi superrikollinen (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers) · fi superroisto (a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers)