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    malevolence
    /məˈlɛvələns/

    noun

    • 1. the state or condition of being malevolent; hostility: "his eyes were glowing with malevolence"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMALEVOLENCE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    the quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil: It was an act of great malevolence. Her eyes flashed pure malevolence. See. malevolent. Fewer examples. I thought they were making me wait out of sheer malevolence. He is brash and egocentric with a touch of malevolence.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › malevolenceMalevolence Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MALEVOLENCE is the quality or state of being malevolent. How to use malevolence in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Malevolence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › malevolenceMalevolence - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you're full of malevolence, you wish harm on others. Translated from the Latin, malevolence means to wish for bad things — to have ill will. What sets malevolence apart from other kinds of hatefulness is that it implies a deliberate wish for evil.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMALEVOLENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    causing or wanting to cause harm or evil: The central character is a malevolent witch out for revenge. I could feel his malevolent gaze as I walked away. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariousness. no good idiom.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › malevolenceMALEVOLENCE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Malevolence definition: the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred.. See examples of MALEVOLENCE used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALEVOLENCE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    MALEVOLENCE definition: the quality or state of being malevolent ; malice ; spitefulness; ill will | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › malevolencemalevolence - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] malevolence ( countable and uncountable, plural malevolences) Hostile attitude or feeling. to show someone malevolence. He said it with malevolence. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude. Synonyms. [ edit] (attitude or feeling): ill-will, malice, spite. Antonyms. [ edit] benevolence. Related terms. [ edit] malevolent. (0 c, 15 e)

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishmalevolence noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of malevolence noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › malevolenceMalevolence - definition of malevolence by The Free Dictionary

    Define malevolence. malevolence synonyms, malevolence pronunciation, malevolence translation, English dictionary definition of malevolence. n. 1. The quality or state of being malevolent. 2. Malevolent behavior. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › malevolentMalevolent Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MALEVOLENT is having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred. How to use malevolent in a sentence. On the Origin of Malevolent