villainy
noun
[ ˈvɪləni ]
• wicked or criminal behaviour.
• "the villainy of professional racketeers"
Similar:
wickedness,
badness,
evil,
evil-doing,
sin,
sinfulness,
iniquity,
vileness,
baseness,
wrong,
wrongdoing,
dishonesty,
double-dealing,
unscrupulousness,
roguery,
rascality,
delinquency,
disgrace,
viciousness,
degeneracy,
depravity,
dissolution,
dissipation,
immorality,
turpitude,
devilry,
devilishness,
heinousness,
crime,
vice,
criminality,
lawlessness,
lawbreaking,
corruption,
venality,
offence,
misdeed,
misconduct,
transgression,
crookedness,
shadiness,
malfeasance,
knavery,
deviltry,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French vilenie, from vilein (see villain).
