Noun

(en noun)

(rfc-sense) (en) A vile, wicked person.

# An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes.

# A deliberate scoundrel.

The bad person in a work of fiction; often the main antagonist of the hero.

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, title= , chapter=2 citation , passage=Miss Phyllis Morgan, as the hapless heroine dressed in the shabbiest of clothes, appears in the midst of a gay and giddy throng; she apostrophises all and sundry there, including the villain , and has a magnificent scene which always brings down the house, and nightly adds to her histrionic laurels.}}

* July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]

As The Dark Knight Rises brings a close to Christopher Nolan’s staggeringly ambitious Batman trilogy, it’s worth remembering that director chose The Scarecrow as his first villain —not necessarily the most popular among the comic’s gallery of rogues, but the one who set the tone for entire series.

Noun

archaic Greece. a choric song of celebration or revel

ancient Greece. a light, amusing play with a happy ending

medieval Europe.'' a narrative poem with an agreeable ending (e.g., ''The Divine Comedy )

(drama) A dramatic work that is light and humorous or satirical in tone

(drama) The genre of such works

entertainment composed of jokes, satire, or humorous performance

Why would you be watching comedy when there are kids starving right now?

the art of composing comedy

a humorous event