evils

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morally bad, cruel, or very unpleasant:

an evil dictator

These people are just evil.

If the weather or a smell is evil, it is very unpleasant.

something that is very bad and harmful:

Each new leader would blame his predecessor for all the evils of the past.

Drug addiction is one of today's great social evils.

the lesser of two evils For the sake of long-term peace, the military option is the lesser of two evils (= the less unpleasant of two bad choices).

good and evil the battle between good and evil

the condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type:

[ U ] a contest between good and evil