Evil

"Evil" in French

infâme

(intending to harm)

malfaisant

(morally corrupt)

maléfique

(intending to harm)

mauvais

(intending to harm)

mauvais

(unpleasant, foul (smell, taste))

méchant

(intending to harm)

mal

(moral badness, wickedness)

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