An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. / A deliberate scoundrel. / (archaic, derogatory) A low-born, abject person.

(obsolete, transitive) To debase; to degrade.

Of, relating to, or appropriate to a villain. / Wicked, offensive, or reprehensible in nature or behaviour; nefarious.

plural of villain

In a villainous manner; in the manner of a villain; evilly.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of villainize

present participle of villainize

simple past tense and past participle of villainize

(transitive) To represent as a villain.

The state or condition of being villainous; wicked behaviour.