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supervillains

supervillains is the plural of supervillain.

Meaning of supervillain

Noun

supervillain (plural supervillains)

  1. 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”.2026 April 21, Aisha Down, Robert Booth, “Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about supervillains

What is supervillains the plural of?
Supervillains is the plural of supervillain.

Words near supervillains in the dictionary

  1. supervillain
  2. supervillainess
  3. supervillainesses
  4. supervillainous
  5. supervillainry
  6. supervillains
  7. supervillainy
  8. Superville
  9. supervillin
  10. supervillins
  11. superviolence

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