Collocations for evil - noun
ADJECTIVE
great
absolute, pure
the pure evil in his soul
absolute, pure
the pure evil in his soul
intrinsic
the intrinsic evil of taking a human life
the intrinsic evil of taking a human life
lesser
This sort of job is a lesser evil than unemployment.
This sort of job is a lesser evil than unemployment.
moral,
social
to combat the social evils of poverty, disease and ignorance
to combat the social evils of poverty, disease and ignorance
VERB + evil
commit,
do
His simple message was that God will punish those that do evil.
His simple message was that God will punish those that do evil.
combat,
fight,
resist
You can always choose to resist evil.
You can always choose to resist evil.
defeat,
destroy,
overcome
a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism
a duty to defeat the evil of terrorism
PHRASES
the forces of evil
a perpetual struggle between the forces of good and the forces of evil
a perpetual struggle between the forces of good and the forces of evil
good and evil
not a simple choice between good and evil
not a simple choice between good and evil
a necessary evil
He calls war ‘a necessary evil’.
He calls war ‘a necessary evil’.
the root of all evil
He sees money as the root of all evil.
He sees money as the root of all evil.