# evils

Pronunciation: US say "EE-vuhlz" /ˈivəlz/; UK/AUS say "EE-vilz" /ˈiːvɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of evil. — plural of evil
   - Simple: Plural of evil. Use this form when talking about more than one bad or harmful thing.
   - _Reformers of the era campaigned against the social evils of poverty and child labor._
   - _He warned that small evils, left unchecked, tend to grow into far greater ones._
2. Hostile or threatening looks directed at someone; a dirty, glaring stare. *(slang)*
   - Simple: Angry, dirty looks given to someone to show you do not like them.
   - _He shot her evils the moment she mentioned his ex._
   - _The two of them stood giving each other evils until a teacher stepped between them._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/evils (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).