evil, immorality, wickedness, iniquity: morally objectionable behavior evil: that which causes harm or destruction or misfortune; "the evil that men do lives after them; the good is oft interred with their bones"- Shakespeare evil, evilness: the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world" evil, wicked: morally bad or wrong; "evil purposes"; "an evil influence"; "evil deeds" depraved, evil, vicious: having the nature of vice evil, harmful, injurious: tending to cause great harm malefic, malevolent, malign, evil: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"