Maryland A. Evil in general is the privation of a good that should be present. It is the lack of a good that essentially belongs or is due to a being.
Evil is therefore the absence of what ought to be there.
Physical evil is the privation of a natural good desired by a human being. It is the absence of some satisfaction desired by a human appetite, whether spiritual or bodily. In general, it may be equated with pain. It is the loss or deprivation of what a person wants. Moral evil is sin, as distinct from physical evil, which is some form of suffering.