The first thing we are going to establish is the etymological origin of the term that concerns us now. Specifically, it derives from Latin, more precisely from the word “malus”, which can be translated as “bad” or “not good”.
The term evil can be used as an adjective or as a noun . In the first case, it is used before a singular masculine noun to qualify it as bad or negative .
For example: “I think it's a bad plan, let's think about something else,” “Your cousin is a bad guy, I'm not interested in knowing anything about him,” “I'm tired of the bad service from this telephone company: I'm going to change my phone.” operator as soon as possible.”
As a noun , the idea of evil refers to that which is opposite to good . Evil, therefore, represents a departure from honesty and legality: “I already explained to my son that it is wrong to act that way,” “I think Sergio was wrong, but you should forgive him,” “The president considers "that the deputies behaved badly by refusing to debate."
The grievance , harm or harm that is done or received can also be called evil: “Roxana's words hurt me a lot,” “I don't want to hurt you, but I ask you to please leave,” “The "Evil that was caused by mining activity in this region can never be repaired."
In society it is said that, since the world has been a world, there exists what is Good and Evil. The first is what is considered moral , good and worthy of imitation, while the second is the complete opposite.
In the cinema we find a wide variety of films that use the term that concerns us now in their titles. This would be the case, for example, of the film “Beyond Good and Evil”, which was released in 1977. It was directed by Liliana Cavani, is based on the book of the same name and tells the relationship between Nietzsche, Lou-Andreas Salomé and Paul Rée.
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of what is known as the evil eye. This term refers to the belief that exists in many societies that there are people who can cause harm, illness and even misfortune to other individuals. Thus, someone who believes that a person has wished them ill can say that they have given them the evil eye.
Precisely against the aforementioned evil eye, there are different objects that are considered to protect against it. We are referring to elements such as the so-called Eye of Horus, the Aravaca cross or even amber.
In the field of medicine , an ailment , a disorder or an illness is called evil. Alzheimer's disease , to cite one case, is a neurodegenerative disease that, due to the death of neurons and the atrophy of brain regions, produces the progressive loss of cognitive abilities and memory. Chagas disease and Parkinson's disease are other problems that can affect health.