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" [syn: malicious] [ant: benevolent]

2 extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers" [syn: malignant]

3 having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic, malign, evil]

English

Etymology

Latin, from male 'ill' + velle 'to wish'.

Adjective

1. having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
2. having an evil or harmful influence

Synonyms

• malicious

Related terms

• malevolence
• malevolently

Translations

Malevolence may refer to:

• Malice, Sadism, or Evil.
• Malevolence (film), a 2005 film by Stevan Mena
• Malevolence (band), a heavy metal band
• Malevolence (Marvel cosmic being), a cosmic being from the Marvel Universe

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