axis of evil

noun

1. North Korea, Iraq, and Iran when considered together as a perceived threat to world stability

Word History and Origins

Origin of axis of evil¹

C21: coined by George W Bush, 43rd US President

Example Sentences

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting on Monday that the “counterattack on our enemies in Iran's axis of evil is necessary for securing our future and ensuring our security”.

From BBC

Paying tribute to the eight soldiers, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said they had fallen ”in the midst of a tough war against Iran’s axis of evil, which seeks to destroy us”.

From BBC

Netanyahu said the strike showed that Israel was in a "multi-front battle against Iran's axis of evil that strives to destroy us".

From BBC

“We are surrounded by a murderous ideology led by Iran’s axis of evil,” he said at the start of a government meeting.

From Los Angeles Times

“The axis of evil needs the Philadelphi Corridor,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times