悪者(わるもの)

わるもの
noun
villain; bad guy; wrongdoer
1. villain; bad guy; wrongdoer
A bad person; the villain in a story, or the one treated as being at fault in a situation.
悪者(わるもの)をやっつける。
to defeat the villain
物語(ものがたり)には必(かなら)ず悪者(わるもの)が出(で)てくる。
A story always has a villain in it.
自分(じぶん)だけが悪者(わるもの)にされて納得(なっとく)がいかない。
I can't accept being made out to be the only bad guy.

Refers to a villain in fiction or, more loosely, the person blamed in a real situation.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 悪者(わるもの)にする: to make someone the bad guy; to scapegoat
  • 悪者(わるもの)扱(あつか)い: treating someone as the villain
  • 悪者(わるもの)を退治(たいじ)する: to vanquish the villain

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 悪人(あくにん): a bad or evil person — more serious, morally weighty
  • 悪役(あくやく): a villain role (in drama) — the acted part rather than a real bad person
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