| 单词 | malevolence |
| 释义 | malevolence /meuh lev"euh leuhns/, n. the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred. [1425-75; < L malevolentia (see MALEVOLENT, -ENCE); r. late ME malivolence < MF < L as above] Syn. maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, grudge, venom. MALEVOLENCE, MALIGNITY, RANCOR suggest the wishing of harm to others. MALEVOLENCE is a smoldering ill will: a vindictive malevolence in her expression. MALIGNITY is a deep-seated and virulent disposition to injure; it is more dangerous than MALEVOLENCE, because it is not only more completely concealed but it often instigates harmful acts: The malignity of his nature was shocking. RANCOR is a lasting, corrosive, and implacable hatred and resentment. |
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