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malevolent
ma·lev·o·lent M0060100 (mə-lĕv′ə-lənt)adj.1. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.2. Having a harmful influence: malevolent stars. [Latin malevolēns, malevolent-; see malevolence.] ma·lev′o·lent·ly adv.malevolent (məˈlɛvələnt) adj1. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious2. (Astrology) astrology having an evil influence[C16: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wish] maˈlevolence n maˈlevolently advma•lev•o•lent (məˈlɛv ə lənt) adj. 1. wishing evil or harm to others; malicious. 2. producing harm or evil; injurious. [1500–10; < Latin, s. of malevolēns ill-disposed =male- male- + volēns, present participle of velle to want, desire] ma•lev′o•lence, n. ma•lev′o•lent•ly, adv. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | malevolent - 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"malicious - having the nature of or resulting from malice; "malicious gossip"; "took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince"- Rudyard Kipling | | 2. | malevolent - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"malefic, malign, evilmaleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect |
malevolentadjective spiteful, hostile, vicious, malicious, malign, malignant, vindictive, pernicious, vengeful, hateful (archaic), baleful, rancorous, evil-minded, maleficent, ill-natured Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line. kind, friendly, benign, gracious, benevolent, amiable, warm-heartedmalevolentadjectiveCharacterized by intense ill will or spite:black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked.Slang: bitchy.Translationsmalevolent (məˈlevələnt) adjective wishing evil to others. The wicked old woman gave a malevolent smile. 惡意的 恶意的maˈlevolently adverb 惡意地 恶意地maˈlevolence noun 惡意 恶意malevolent
Synonyms for malevolentadj spitefulSynonyms- spiteful
- hostile
- vicious
- malicious
- malign
- malignant
- vindictive
- pernicious
- vengeful
- hateful
- baleful
- rancorous
- evil-minded
- maleficent
- ill-natured
Antonyms- kind
- friendly
- benign
- gracious
- benevolent
- amiable
- warm-hearted
Synonyms for malevolentadj characterized by intense ill will or spiteSynonyms- black
- despiteful
- evil
- hateful
- malicious
- malign
- malignant
- mean
- nasty
- poisonous
- spiteful
- venomous
- vicious
- wicked
- bitchy
Synonyms for malevolentadj wishing or appearing to wish evil to othersRelated Wordsadj having or exerting a malignant influenceSynonymsRelated Words |