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sinister

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪ.nɪ.stə/

The English word “sinister” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Inauspicious, ominous, unlucky, illegitimate.
  2. Evil or seemingly evil; indicating lurking danger or harm.
  3. Of the left side.
  4. On the left side of a shield from the wearer's standpoint, and the right side to the viewer.
  5. Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity; perverse; dishonest.

Etymology

From Middle English sinistre (“unlucky”), from Old French senestre, sinistre (“left”), from Latin sinister (“left hand”).

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