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Voldemort.

An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈvəʊldəˌmɔː(t)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvoʊldəˌmɔɹ(t)/General-American

  1. An evil, harmful, or widely feared person or thing.

Where this word comes from

After the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, coined by author J. K. Rowling as a compound of French vol de mort (“a flight or theft from death”). Voldemort's birth name is Tom Marvolo Riddle; an anagram of it is "I am Lord Voldemort". The verb sense comes from the fact that in the story, many characters refuse to call Voldemort by his proper name, calling him euphemisms such as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "You-Know-Who", because Voldemort puts a spell on his own name that alerts him when others speak it.

verb/ˈvəʊldəˌmɔː(t)/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvoʊldəˌmɔɹ(t)/General-American

  1. To avoid naming someone or something directly; to use circumlocution.

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Where this word comes from

After the evil wizard Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter, coined by author J. K. Rowling as a compound of French vol de mort (“a flight or theft from death”). Voldemort's birth name is Tom Marvolo Riddle; an anagram of it is "I am Lord Voldemort". The verb sense comes from the fact that in the story, many characters refuse to call Voldemort by his proper name, calling him euphemisms such as "He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named" or "You-Know-Who", because Voldemort puts a spell on his own name that alerts him when others speak it.

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