Usually means: Unwanted but required for good.
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We found 5 dictionaries that define the word a necessary evil:

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  1. a necessary evil: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. a necessary evil: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. a necessary evil: Idioms



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