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sinister

/sin-uh-ster/US // ˈsɪn ə stər //UK // (ˈsɪnɪstə) //

邪恶的,阴险,狰狞,阴险的

Related Words

perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的threatening威胁性,威胁性的,威胁,具有威胁性evil邪恶,邪恶的,恶魔,弊端mischievous调皮捣蛋,恶作剧,顽皮,调皮的dire严峻的,严酷的,严峻,严峻的形势ominous不祥的,不吉利的,不祥,不祥之兆malevolent恶意的,恶毒的,邪恶的,恶毒adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的apocalyptic世界末日,末世,末世性,末世性的bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的baleful可恶的,可恶的家伙,可恶的人,可恶的是baneful可恶,可恶的,可憎的,可憎corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐deleterious有害的,有毒的,有益的,有害disastrous灾难性的,灾难性,惨不忍睹,惨重的dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的disquieting令人不安的,忧心忡忡,忧虑的,令人不安foreboding畏惧,忧虑,畏惧感,畏惧心理harmful有害的,有害,不利的hurtful伤人的,伤人,伤害性的,伤害人的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister remark.
    • : bad, evil, base, or wicked; fell: his sinister purposes.
    • : unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable: a sinister accident.
    • : of or on the left side; left.
    • : Heraldry. noting the side of an escutcheon or achievement of arms that is to the left of the bearer.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.nasty, menacing
Synonyms
dire严峻的,严酷的,严峻,严峻的形势evil邪恶,邪恶的,恶魔,弊端malevolent恶意的,恶毒的,邪恶的,恶毒mischievous调皮捣蛋,恶作剧,顽皮,调皮的ominous不祥的,不吉利的,不祥,不祥之兆perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的threatening威胁性,威胁性的,威胁,具有威胁性adverse不利的,不利于,不利,有害的apocalyptic世界末日,末世,末世性,末世性的bad不好,坏的,坏,不好的baleful可恶的,可恶的家伙,可恶的人,可恶的是baneful可恶,可恶的,可憎的,可憎blackhearted黑心的人,黑心的,黑心肠的人,黑心人corrupt贪污,堕落,腐败,贪腐deleterious有害的,有毒的,有益的,有害disastrous灾难性的,灾难性,惨不忍睹,惨重的dishonest不诚实的,不诚实,不忠实的,不诚信的disquieting令人不安的,忧心忡忡,忧虑的,令人不安doomful厄运,厄运的,厄运缠身,可恶的foreboding畏惧,忧虑,畏惧感,畏惧心理harmful有害的,有害,不利的hurtful伤人的,伤人,伤害性的,伤害人的ill-boding不祥之兆,不祥的预兆,不吉利,不吉利的inauspicious不吉利的,不吉利,不祥,不吉利的事injurious有害的,伤害性,有害,损害性lowering降低,降低温度,减少,降低价格malefic邪恶的,恶人,恶性事件,恶性malign恶意的,弊端,恶毒的,恶性malignant恶性,恶性的,恶性肿瘤,惡性obnoxious厌恶性,厌恶的,厌恶性的,厌恶pernicious恶毒的,恶性,害人的,恶性的poisonous有毒,有毒的,毒性,有害的portentous富有想象力的,富有想象力,富有活力的,富有活力unfavorable不利的,不利于,不利,不良unfortunate不幸的是,不幸的,遗憾的是,可惜的是unlucky不吉利的,倒霉的,不吉利,晦气unpropitious不吉利,不吉利的,不利于,不利的woeful凄惨的,悲惨的,悲哀的,悲哀

Examples

  • We’ve seen the pandemic, the campaign and now, as you and I speak in the aftermath of the election, we’ve seen very clearly how the sinister role of propaganda has affected our national discourse.

  • The game’s biggest draw was a storyline which unfolded over multiple play sessions, with diseases mutating and cities falling into chaos as a sinister conspiracy spread its tendrils across the world.

  • Some characters buy the gadgets out of simple curiosity or a desire for companionship, while others use the technology for more sinister ends.

  • Then, when the host plant flowers, so does the dodder, setting the stage for the sinister cycle to begin again.

  • There are plenty of reasons why duopolies exist, and they’re not necessarily all sinister.

  • Some have innocuous-seeming URLs like cardpool.com or giftcardgranny.com, which cloak the sinister operations.

  • “i wanted to talk to him about sinister and jobs,” wrote Pascal.

  • The Kremlin likes to portray these as sinister Western conspiracies.

  • A raft of thrillers, sci-fi movies, and sinister dramas followed.

  • As sinister and well-resourced as it is, it may be the weakest link in the chain.

  • Nevertheless, this world of mankind to-day seems to me to be a very sinister and dreadful world.

  • These are obtained easily, whence follow the sinister reports that they give your Majesty, to the harm of the public welfare.

  • A chill, sinister feeling crept over me, but I kept my gaze fixed steadily in the same direction.

  • Then he turned suddenly, and Harris saw that his face had turned most oddly and disagreeably sinister.

  • The countenances round him turned sinister, but not idly, negatively sinister: they grew dark with purpose.

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