🇬🇧🇨🇳 wicked - 邪恶 : English Lesson

Meaning of "wicked" ("邪恶"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

If someone or something is wicked, it means they are very bad or mean on purpose, like a villain in a story who enjoys doing things that scare or hurt others instead of helping or being kind.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

A wicked cat knocked every glass off the table, one by one, while making direct eye contact with the humans.

The wicked lunch lady replaced the pizza cheese with melted cauliflower and called it “mystery topping.”

The wicked pirate stole all the treasure and left a note that said, “Thanks for the shiny donations.”

The wicked robot reprogrammed the alarm clocks to go off at 3:02 a.m. for absolutely no reason at all.

In old stories, wicked characters—like wicked witches and wicked stepmothers—are extra evil on purpose so it’s super obvious who the heroes should defeat in the end.

A small village heard a wicked laugh at night. A wicked man crept to the bakery, his wicked eyes on the lone child. He set a wicked trap by the door, then grabbed the child's toy. The child cried; the baker ran out and chased the wicked robber away. The village sighed, safe from wicked harm.

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This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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