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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- English villain English supervillain From super- + villain.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bulgarian:
суперзлодей
(superzlodej)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Chinese Mandarin:
超級反派 /超级反派
(chāojí fǎnpài)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Danish:
superskurk
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Esperanto:
supermaliculo
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Esperanto:
superkrimulo
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Finnish:
superroisto
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Finnish:
superrikollinen
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Finnish:
superpahis
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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French:
super-vilain
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Georgian:
სუპერბოროტმოქმედი
(suṗerboroṭmokmedi)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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German:
Schurke
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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German:
Superschurke
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Greek:
υπερεχθρός
(yperechthrós)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Irish:
sárbhithiúnach
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Italian:
supercattivo
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Japanese:
スーパーヴィラン
(sūpāviran)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Kazakh:
суперзұлым
(superzūlym)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Polish:
superzłoczyńca
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Portuguese:
super-vilão
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Russian:
суперзлоде́й
(superzlodéj)
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Spanish:
supervillano
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
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Swedish:
superskurk
— a fictional criminal or evil-doer with superpowers
