MALEVOLENT DEFINITIONS - 9 definitions found
malevolent adj 1: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" 2: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malevolent, malign, evil] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) malevolent adjective Etymology: Latin malevolent-, malevolens, from male badly + volent-, volens, present participle of velle to wish — more at mal-, will Date: 1509 1. having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred 2. productive of harm or evil • malevolently adverb Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary malevolent A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil. (FORMAL) Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line. ≠ benevolent ADJ • malevolence ...a rare streak of malevolence. ≠ benevolence N-UNCOUNT • malevolently Mark watched him malevolently. ADV English Explanatory Dictionary malevolent məˈlevələnt adj. wishing evil to others. øømalevolence n. malevolently adv. [OF malivolent or f. L malevolens f. male ill + volens willing, part. of velle] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Malevolent \Ma*lev"o*lent\, a. [L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See Malice, and Voluntary.] Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune. Syn: Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms malevolent a. Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill-disposed, ill-natured, hostile, envious, mischievous, evil-minded, resentful, rancorous. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 87 Moby Thesaurus words for "malevolent": acrid, antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, baleful, baneful, belligerent, bitchy, bitter, black, caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, criminal, damaging, deadly, deleterious, despiteful, detrimental, disadvantageous, disserviceable, distressing, evil, evil-disposed, full of hate, harmful, hateful, hostile, hurtful, ill, ill-affected, ill-conditioned, ill-disposed, ill-intentioned, ill-natured, improper, inaccurate, inauspicious, inexpedient, inferior, injurious, invalid, lethal, malefic, maleficent, malicious, malign, malignant, mischievous, noisome, noxious, ominous, peccant, pernicious, poisonous, prejudicial, quarrelsome, rancorous, repugnant, scatheful, set against, sinful, sinister, sore, spiteful, toxic, unfavorable, unhealthy, unkind, unpleasant, unskillful, untoward, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, vicious, virulent, vitriolic, wicked, wrong |
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