evil genius

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evil genius

noun evil geniuses · evil genii

The spirit each person is believed to have in attendance, according to certain religious or mythological traditions, which tries to negatively influence him, and is opposed by his good genius; loosely, someone who is a bad influence. He could in nowise comprehend it; but, taking it with other previous circumstances, he could not get quit of a conviction that he was haunted by some evil genius in the shape of his brother […].
An intellectually brilliant person who excells at using his or her mental abilities for negative or harmful ends; especially a criminal mastermind.

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noun intellectually brilliant person who excells at using their mental abilities for negative ends

Français	génie du mal
Italiano	genio del male

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@misc{evil_genius_2026,
  title = {evil genius},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evil%20genius},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}