supervillain

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supervillain

noun supervillains · super-villain

A fantasy-fiction criminal or evildoer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero. The US spy tech company Palantir published a manifesto extolling the benefits of American power and implying some cultures are inferior to others – in what MPs have called “a parody of a RoboCop film” and “the ramblings of a supervillain”.

Opposite: superhero

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noun

Opposite: superhero

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noun a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers

Español	supervillano
日本語	スーパーヴィラン sūpāviran
中文	超級反派 /超级反派 chāojí fǎnpài
Português	super-vilão
Français	super-vilain
Deutsch	Schurke, Superschurke
Italiano	supercattivo
Ελληνικά	υπερεχθρός yperechthrós
Русский	суперзлоде́й superzlodéj

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@misc{supervillain_2026,
  title = {supervillain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supervillain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}