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Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary
sinister
1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments (Freq. 3) - a baleful look - forbidding thunderclouds - his tone became menacing - ominous rumblings of discontent - sinister storm clouds - a sinister smile - his threatening behavior - ugly black clouds - the situation became ugly • Syn: baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, threatening • Similar to: alarming • Derivationally related forms: omen (for: ominous), balefulness (for: baleful) 2. stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable (Freq. 1) - black deeds - a black lie - his black heart has concocted yet another black deed - Darth Vader of the dark side - a dark purpose - dark undercurrents of ethnic hostility - "the scheme of some sinister intelligence bent on punishing him"-Thomas Hardy • Syn: black, dark • Similar to: evil • Derivationally related forms: dark (for: dark), darkness (for: dark) 3. on or starting from the wearer's left - bar sinister • Similar to: sinistral • Topics: heraldry
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