Hood
Hood noun - A violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang.
Usage example: when a gang of hoods started hanging out in front of the store, customers went elsewhere
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Synonyms for Hood
Villain and hood are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villain" instead a noun "Hood".
Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
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Synonyms for Villain
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
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After years of being a part of the Marvel Universe, the Hood became a really lucky villain - Brian Michael Bendis, then-current writer of Avengers titles, took him under his wing, and turned him into a first-class villain, king of New York's underground.
Source: Comic Book / The Hood -
The main villain of Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time wears a hood to hide his identity, as he can't let the Doctor recognise him before their first chronological meeting.
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Car Cushion: The demonic villain kills a prostitute who became an unwitting witness to another murder by throwing her out a window, whereupon she lands on the hood of Norris's parked car.
Source: Film / Hellbound
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