bad witch
Evil spell caster
A bad witch is a witch who uses magic for evil or selfish purposes—the cackling villain of fairy tales and folklore who curses innocents and consorts with dark forces.
In contemporary usage, the term often appears in discussions that question such binary categories: Are there really good witches and bad witches, or just witches?
The phrase echoes *The Wizard of Oz* distinction, sometimes used playfully by those who embrace witchcraft or the occult to signal mischief or moral ambiguity rather than actual malevolence.
- wickedEvil or slang-excellent
- croneWizened old woman
- hexMalevolent incantation
- curseInvoked harm through words
- blood curseMalediction afflicting a family line
cauldron · spell · hag · sorceress · malevolent · broomstick · flying monkeys · cackle · potion · dark magic · black magic · dark arts · enchantress · green skin · evil eye · black cat · warty · sinister
- Wizard of OzDorothy, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, yellow brick road, Emerald City
- witchesenchantress, crone, hag, sorceress, bruja
bad witchgood witch
Benevolent magical practitioner
good fairy · fairy godmother · white witch · guardian angel · protective spirit
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