Evils

//ˈiːvɪlz// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of evil form-of, plural
  2. 2
    Synonym of evil eye (“dirty look”). slang

    "Don't go giving me evils!"

  3. 3
    Synonym of evil eye (“cursed gaze”). slang

    "I saw her trying to give me evils!"

Synonyms

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evil eyestink eye

Example

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"Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they will call excusable."

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evil eye

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