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malevolence|məˈlɛvələns|
Also 5–6 mali-, malyvolence, 6 malevolens.
[a. OF. mali-, malevolence, ad. L. mali-, malevolentia, f. malevolentem: see malevolent.]
The attribute of being malevolent; the wishing or the disposition to wish evil to others; ill-will.
c1489Caxton Blanchardyn xli. 153 The grete malyuolence or euyll wylle that he had. 1509Barclay Shyp of Folys (1570) 16 Wo be to them who by maliuolence Slaunder or defame any creature. 1575Laneham Let. 65 Too him that..either of ignorauns..or els of maleuolens woold make any doout. 1605Shakes. Macb. iii. vi. 28 The maleuolence of Fortune. 1688Norris Theory Love i. ii. 15 A willing evil to some person or thing, which we call Malice or Malevolence. 1712Steele Spect. No. 422 ⁋4 The Malevolence, which is too general towards those who excell. 1789Belsham Ess. II. xl. 510 The reputation of Hooker..rises far above the reach of Mr. Burke's malevolence. 1838Lytton Calderon i, This prudent frankness disarmed malevolence on the score of birth. 1885L'pool Daily Post 1 June 5/3 Every obstacle which partisan malevolence could create he has had to encounter.
b. Sarcastically suggested as a more appropriate term for benevolence 4.
[a1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV 226 b, The kyng..called this graunt of money a benevolence, not withstanding that many with grudge and maleuolence gave great summes toward that new founde benevolence.] 1592Stow Ann., an. 1473. 701 The king..called this grant of money a Beneuolence, notwithstanding that many grudged therat and called it a Maleuolence. 1640Ld. J. Digby Sp. in Ho. Com. 9 Nov. 4 The granting of Subsidies, and that under so preposterous a name as of a Benevolence, for that which is a Malevolence indeed. |