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Idiom

evil twin

Meaning

A duplicate or counterpart that acts in a contrary, nefarious, or insidious manner.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“My computer acts like my evil twin when I try to work.”

“He was usually kind, but after a long day, his evil twin seemed to take over his personality.”

“The politician’s sudden shift toward radical policies made his supporters wonder if his evil twin had replaced him.”

Examples

simple

“My computer acts like my evil twin when I try to work.”

contextual

“He was usually kind, but after a long day, his evil twin seemed to take over his personality.”

complex

“The politician’s sudden shift toward radical policies made his supporters wonder if his evil twin had replaced him.”

Origin

From evil and twin.

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