What is "sinister" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does sinister mean in English? Meaning of sinister definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "sinister" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "sinister": threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

Adjective

  • Meaning: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: baleful forbidding menacing minacious minatory ominous sinister threatening
  • Similar: alarming
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɪnɪstər/

    Meaning of "sinister": stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

    Adjective

  • Meaning: stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: black dark sinister
  • Similar: evil
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɪnɪstər/

    Meaning of "sinister": on or starting from the wearer's left

    Adjective

  • Meaning: on or starting from the wearer's left
  • Example: bar sinister
  • Synonyms: sinister
  • Similar: sinistral
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈsɪnɪstər/

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    sinister in English: sinister
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