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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•lev•o•lent /məˈlɛvələnt/USA pronunciation adj. - wishing evil or harm to others;
malicious. - producing harm or evil;
injurious.
ma•lev•o•lence, n. [uncountable] ma•lev•o•lent•ly, adv. See -vol-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•lev•o•lent (mə lev′ə lənt),USA pronunciation adj. - wishing evil or harm to another or others;
showing ill will;
ill-disposed;
malicious:His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful. - evil;
harmful;
injurious:a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others. - [Astrol.]evil or malign in influence.
- Latin malevolent- (stem of malevolēns) ill-disposed, spiteful, equivalent. to male- male- + volent- (stem of volēns), present participle of velle to want, wish for, desire (see will1, -ent)
- 1500–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: malevolent /məˈlɛvələnt/ adj - wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wishmaˈlevolence n maˈlevolently adv |