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villainess
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/ us /ˈvɪl.ə.nəs/
a female character in a book, play, film, etc. who harms other people:
She steals the show as the bewitching yet hateful villainess.
The animators created the memorable images of the villainesses of traditional folk tales.
a woman who is considered bad, harmful, or dangerous:
When they separated, she was portrayed as the selfish villainess, and her husband as the innocent party.
This page-turner has a splendid, motorbike-riding old lady, a wicked villainess, and a resourceful, wise heroine.
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