| noun | morally objectionable behavior |
| noun | that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; - Shakespeare “the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones” |
| noun | the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice “attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world” |
| adjective | morally bad or wrong “evil purposes” |
| adjective | having the nature of vice |
| adjective | having or exerting a malignant influence “malevolent stars” |
| wicked | adjective | morally bad in principle or practice |
| iniquitous | adjective | characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin |
| evil | adjective | having the nature of vice |
| evilness | noun | the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice |
| viciousness | noun | the trait of extreme cruelty |
| vice | noun | a specific form of evildoing |
| malevolency | noun | the quality of threatening evil |
| malevolence | noun | the quality of threatening evil |
| malignity | noun | quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will |