My prefix is evil, in 5 letters.
My infix is an abbreviation, in 3 letters.
My suffix is in past tense, in 3 letters.
Together, they have no intersection.
What am I?
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5$\begingroup$ While this riddle is pleasingly compact, I fear the infix and suffix in particular are so vague and general that you're going to receive a LOT of 'incorrect' answers which fit the riddle as it stands! $\endgroup$– StivCommented Feb 10, 2020 at 15:29
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2$\begingroup$ @Stiv Made the riddle more specific. $\endgroup$– Dannyu NDosCommented Feb 10, 2020 at 22:14
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I think the answer is
demonstrate
Explanation:
My prefix is evil.
demon - a creature from the abyss
My infix is an abbreviation.
str is an abbreviation for street
My suffix is in past tense.
ate is the past tense form of eat
Together, they have no intersection.
All the affixes put together with no intersection yields demonstrate.
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$\begingroup$ Welcome to Puzzling SE and congratulations on your first answer! Though I intended rot13("fgevat" sbe "fge.") $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 10, 2020 at 23:59
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$\begingroup$ @DannyuNDos rot13(uzz bs pbhefr, naq zr n cebtenzzre gbb!) $\endgroup$– DeolusCommented Feb 11, 2020 at 0:05
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My guess:
illustrated
Explanation:
My prefix is evil.
ill is a synonym for evil
My infix is an abbreviation.
UST is an abbreviation for the United States Treasury,
My suffix is in past tense.
rated is in its past tense form
Together, they have no intersection.
All the affixes put together with no intersection yields illustrated.
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$\begingroup$ Nice answer, but not what I intended. Subtle Hint: rot13("V" nz va cerfrag grafr.) $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 10, 2020 at 13:21
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Malevolent
My prefix is evil
Mal <-- a prefix for "bad" or "evil"
My infix is an abbreviation
Evo for evolution
My suffix is in past tense
lent, as in the past tense of lend
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I think the answer is
Disparate
My prefix is evil.
Dis encompasses the sixth through ninth circles of hell so could be described as evil.
My infix is an abbreviation.
Par is an abbreviation for paragraph
My suffix is in past tense.
Ate is the past tense of eat
Together, they have no intersection.
Disparate describes things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison.
answered Feb 10, 2020 at 14:28
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You might be
CROWDED
My prefix is evil.
CROW - a raven, possibly synonymous with a crow (same genus) is depicted historically as an evil presence
My infix is an abbreviation.
D - D can be the abbreviation for many things: Day, December, Decimal, etc.
My suffix is in past tense.
ED - ED is often added to words to make them past tense
(Yes, probably a stretch)
Together, they have no intersection.
All parts are separate with no overlap - CROW-D-ED
Title
Compact - Many things in a compact area would be CROWDED.
Also, if a compact car was very crowded, it may not make it to the next intersection.
answered Feb 10, 2020 at 17:27
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The answer could be
illuminate
Explanation:
My prefix is evil.
ill is a synonym for evil
My infix is an abbreviation.
UMIN is an abbreviation for the University Medical Information Network
My suffix is in past tense.
ate is the past tense form of eat
Together, they have no intersection.
All the affixes put together with no intersection yields illuminate.