Definition
The most severe or egregious form of wickedness or villainous behavior; supreme evil conduct.
Etymology
From 'archvillain' plus the suffix '-y' (Old English '-ig', forming nouns from adjectives denoting quality or state). This abstraction transforms the villain into a concept of supreme wrongdoing.
Kelly Says
The word 'archvillainy' lets writers describe not just a bad person but a cosmic level of evil—it's how Shakespeare made audiences understand that some villains were worse than others. Language gives us scale for moral judgment!
Translations
ARالعربية
الشر الأقصى
al-shar al-aqs
BNবাংলা
প্রাচীন অপরাধ
praachin opraadh
CACatalà
arxienimic
ar-k-e-ni-mik
CSČeština
archzločin
arch-zlo-chin
DADansk
ark-ondsk
ark-ondsk
DEDeutsch
Archbösewille
ar-kbo-ze-vi-le
ELΕλληνικά
αρχι-κακία
ar-khi-ka-kee-a
ESEspañol
arquivillainidad
ar-kee-vee-ya-nee-dad
FAفارسی
بدی مطلق
ba-di mat-lagh
FISuomi
arkikriminaali
ark-i-kri-mi-na-ali
FRFrançais
archivillainité
ar-kee-vee-lan-ee-tay
GUGU
મહાન પાપ
ma-han paap
HAHA
kyautar da yafi
kya-u-tar da ya-fi
HEעברית
רשע עילאי
re-sheh ee-lai
HIहिन्दी
प्राचीन दुराचार
praachin duurachar
HUMagyar
főgonoskodás
fő-go-nos-ko-dás
IDBahasa Indonesia
kejahatan besar
keh-ja-ha-tan be-sar
IGIG
akụkụ ọjọọ kachasị
a-ku-ku o-jo-o ka-cha-si
ITItaliano
archivillainismo
ar-kee-vee-lay-nee-smo
KKKK
архи-жауапкершілік
ar-khi-ja-wap-ker-shi-lik
KMKM
អាក្រក់បំផុត
a-ak-rak-bam-p-hut
KO한국어
최악의 악행
choe-ag-ui ak-haeng
MSBahasa Melayu
kejahatan besar
keh-ja-ha-tan be-sar
MYမြန်မာ
အာကာသကြီး ကြောက်
a-ka-sa-thee-kree k-yaw-k
NLNederlands
archvilainheid
ar-kvi-lay-neit
NONorsk
ark-ondskap
ark-ond-skap
PAPA
ਅਰਕ-ਬੁਰਾਈ
ar-k bu-rai
PLPolski
archzła
arch-zla
PTPortuguês
arqui-maldade
ar-kee-mal-dad-e
RORomână
arhi-răutate
ar-hee-ra-ta-te
RUРусский
архизлобие
ar-khi-zlo-bee-e
SVSvenska
arkondräglighets
ark-on-dree-gli-hets
SWKiswahili
ubaya mkubwa
oo-ba-ya mkoo-bwa
TAதமிழ்
பரந்த தீய
parand thee-ya
TEతెలుగు
మహా దుష్టత
ma-ha du-shta-ta
THไทย
ความชั่วร้ายสูงสุด
kwan-chum-rai-sung-sut
TLTL
maldepensya
mal-de-pen-sya
TRTürkçe
arşiv kötülük
ar-shev koet-loo-k
UKУкраїнська
архізлочин
ar-khi-zlo-chin
URاردو
مہان بدی
ma-han ba-di
VITiếng Việt
ác độc cao cấp
ak dok cao cap
YOYO
àwọn ẹ̀kọ̀ ọ̀pọ̀
awon e-ko o-po
ZUZU
umuntu onjwayo
oo-mu-n-too on-jway-o