Word Comparison
Good
vsEvil
/ɡʊ(d)/·/ˈivəl/
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Quite different — distinct meanings
📖 Definitions
Good
adjective(of people)
Also: (of capabilities)
Evil
nounMoral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
Also: Something which impairs the happiness of a being or deprives a being of any good; something which causes suffering of any kind to sentient beings; harm; injury; mischief.
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