This meaning is about bad actions or things that cause harm. It means something wrong or cruel. People often use 'evil' to talk about moral badness.
Evil can hurt other people.
He fights against evil in the story.
Here, 'evil' means a bad person or spirit. It can describe someone who causes trouble or does wrong things on purpose.
The evil laughed and scared the child.
She did not want to meet the evil again.
As an adjective, 'evil' describes something or someone that is very bad or cruel. It shows wrong behavior or harmful things.
That was an evil choice to make.
He told an evil lie to his friend.
This meaning uses 'evil' to describe bad or harmful natural forces, like storms or winds. It means dangerous or damaging.
The evil storm destroyed the village.
Evil winds ruined the crops last year.
'Evil' can mean problems or troubles in society or life. It shows something that causes pain or difficulty to people.
We must stop the evils in society.
Poverty is one of the great evils today.
In idioms, 'evil' often means bad actions or trouble that will bring bad results. It is used in sayings teaching right and wrong.
Do good and avoid evil.
Evil will be punished one day.
