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   sinister

   /ˈsɪnɪstə/

   adjective

   • 1. giving the impression that something harmful or evil is happening or will happen: "there was something sinister about that murmuring voice" Similar menacingthreateningominousforbiddingbalefulfrighteningeeriealarmingdisturbingdisquietingdarkblacksuggestive of evilevil-lookingill-omenedinauspiciousunpropitiousportentouseldritchinformal:spookyscarycreepyrare:minatoryminaciousminatorialbodefuldirefulsinistrous
   • ▪ evil or criminal: "there might be a more sinister motive behind the government's actions" Similar evilwickedbadcriminalcorruptnefariousvillainousbasevilemalevolentmaliciousmalignunderhandinformal:shadyOpposite innocentgood
   • 2. of, on, or towards the left-hand side (in a coat of arms, from the bearer's point of view, i.e. the right as it is depicted). archaic

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘malicious, underhand’): from Old French sinistre or Latin sinister ‘left’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sinisterly adverb
   • 2. sinisterness noun

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   The meaning of SINISTER is singularly evil or productive of evil. How to use sinister in a sentence. insidious, sinister, or pernicious? Is sinister unfair to the left-handed? Synonym Discussion of Sinister.

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   SINISTER definition: 1. making you feel that something bad or evil might happen: 2. making you feel that something bad…. Learn more.

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   Definition of sinister adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen. There was something cold and sinister about him. There is another, more sinister, possibility. We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did.

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   Someone or something that is sinister seems evil or harmful. There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing. American English : sinister / ˈsɪnɪstər /

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   It would seem to be sinister, or wicked, enough to see a human skull in the right hand, not to mention unlucky for the person missing a head in the first place. Definitions of sinister adjective

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   Synonyms for SINISTER: ominous, menacing, threatening, bleak, dark, foreboding, somber, murky; Antonyms of SINISTER: favorable, benign, bright, promising, golden, hopeful, encouraging, unthreatening

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   Someone or something that is sinister seems evil or harmful. There was something sinister about him that she found disturbing. American English : sinister / ˈsɪnɪstər /

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   1. threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous: a sinister glance. 2. evil or malevolent; base: sinister purposes. 3. unfortunate; disastrous; unfavorable. 4. of or on the left side; left. 5. being or pertaining to the side of a heraldic shield to the left of the bearer. Compare dexter (def. 2). sin′is•ter•ness, n.

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    Jul 9, 2023 · Of information, advice, etc.: provided with intent to deceive or mislead; malicious; = sinister, adj. A.I.1a. Obsolete.

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    A complete guide to the word "SINISTER": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.