Usually means: Main antagonist with evil intentions.
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  1. archvillain: Merriam-Webster
  2. archvillain: Wordnik
  3. archvillain: Wiktionary
  4. archvillain: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  5. archvillain: Merriam-Webster

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▸ noun:  (chiefly narratology) A supreme villain; the most evil or powerful villain.

Similar:
archvillainy, villain, supervillain, Bond villain, villaindom, supervillainy, supervillainry, archenemy, ultravillain, archantagonist, more...

Opposite:
hero, protagonist, good guy

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Similar:
archvillainy, villain, supervillain, Bond villain, villaindom, supervillainy, supervillainry, archenemy, ultravillain, archantagonist, more...

Opposite:
hero, protagonist, good guy



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