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Greek word for evil

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As a noun:

  • Malum (-i, n.): evil, misfortune, misdeed, crime, injury, damage
  • Scelus (-eris, n.): crime, sin, evil deed, wickedness

As an adjective:

  • Malus (-a, -um): bad, wicked, evil
  • Nefarius (-a, -um): wicked, evil, immoral, abominable
  • Pravus (-a, -um): depraved, wicked, evil, perverse
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The adjective "evil" is malus in Latin. The noun is malum.

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The Greek word for evil phonetic spelling is (pon-ay-ros').The real spelling is in Greek symbols that can't be duplicated on a keyboard.

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Cattiveria, malvagità.

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Kakos, poniros.

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