super-villain

A form of supervillain — 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.

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Meanings

nounsuper-villain (plural super-villains)

plural super-villains

  1. alternativeAlternative form of supervillain.

    To do this, you plan to build the ultimate super-villain.

    2010, Doug Howard, Kevin Prince, Security 2020: Reduce Security Risks This Decade, page 18
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    Is Superman responsible for Livewire's change into a super-villain?

    2009, Blake A. Hoena, Livewire!, page 54

    It works for a while, but when Spider-Man maneuvers him ouside the hospital room where Harry is recovering from his overdose, some part of the Goblin's brain that's still the loving father surfaces, drives him unconscious, and when next he wakes up, all memory of his being a super-villain is conveniently wiped clean.

    2011, Pierre Comtois, Marvel Comics in the 1970s
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APA

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Chicago

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