dark side
Concealed sinister aspect
The dark side is the hidden, negative, or morally questionable aspect of someone or something.
The phrase evokes the unseen face of the moon—always present but not visible: Everyone has a dark side.
In Star Wars mythology, the dark side of the Force represents evil power fueled by hatred and fear, which has colored broader usage: He went over to the dark side when he joined that company.
- SithDark side practitioners
- Star WarsIconic space fantasy franchise
- lightsaberPlasma blade from hilt
- shadow selfUnconscious rejected aspects
- Carl JungAnalytical psychology founder
Darth Vader · individuation · inner demons · moral ambiguity · shadow work · unconscious mind · Death Star · the force · integration · Mr. Hyde · evil twin · hidden depths · Pink Floyd · moral complexity · projection · animus · good and evil · Jedi
- Moon sciencelunar surface, lunar orbit, lunar phases, lunar craters, Apollo program
- Star WarsDarth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Jedi, lightsaber, Han Solo
- outlookoptimism, pessimism, outlook, worldview, perspective
- Dualityduality, dual nature, two sides, yin and yang, yin-yang
- inner selfself, soul, psyche, inner being, true self
- moonfull moon, lunar, crescent moon, new moon, half moon
dark sidelight side
Virtuous or illuminated portion
good side · bright side · better nature · better angels · good nature
dark sidehigher self
One's transcendent inner nature
conscious mind · light side · true self · better nature · ego
dark, side, darkness, darken, darkened, darkest, darkly, darker, darkening