malevolent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Middle English *malevolent (suggested by Middle English malevolence), from Old French malivolent and Latin malevolentem, from male (“badly, wrongly”) + volens (“willing, wishing”), from velle (“to wish”).
Meanings
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Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
In Iraq the bullying continued. After she witnessed the death of a colleague, Manning felt how “with enough grief, adrenaline and fear”, war can turn anyone “amoral, even malevolent”.
2022 October 27, Simon Parkin, “README.txt by Chelsea Manning review – secrets and spies”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Having an evil or harmful influence.
Vela, Javier Hernández and Lozano switched positions with a thrillingly malevolent sense of purpose.
2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most malevolent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more malevolent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
malevolently · unmalevolent · omnimalevolent
Relateds
Synonyms
unholy · incorrigible · black-hearted · reprobate · scathful · villainous · pernicious · injurious · nidering · malign · evil · despicable · bad · sinful · satanic · base · evil-minded · sullen · malevolent · abandoned · harmful · flagitious · reprehensible · arrant · malignant · no-good · maleficent · immoral · detrimental · ill-intentioned · baleful · facinorous · devilish · heinous · malicious · vicious · bad apple · deleterious · sinister · demonic · sordid · nithing · peccaminous · iniquous · niddering · baneful · sinister · dark · vile · iniquitous · wicked · naughty · bad seed · wrong · ungodly · malevolent · nefarious · diabolical · knavish · depraved · malefic · maleficent · niding · scurrilous · ill-natured
Translations (88)
sk zlovoľný (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ru зло́бный (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ga anchroíoch (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pt malévolo (having an evil or harmful influence) · es malintencionado (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · az pisniyyətli (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ar حَاقِد (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · mi kikokiko (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr malveillant (having an evil or harmful influence) · ru зловре́дный (having an evil or harmful influence) · pl złowrogi (having an evil or harmful influence) · ca malèvol (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ro rău intenționat (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fi pahansuopa (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · el μοχθηρός (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · id berniat jahat (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · az qərəzli (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ja マレフィック (having an evil or harmful influence) · cs zlovolný (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ru недоброжела́тельный (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · mi ngākaukino (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · tr kötücül (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pt malevolente (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ar حَقُود (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · uk зловмисний (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · es malévolo (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · bg зловре́ден (having an evil or harmful influence) · sv illasinnad (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · nb ondsinnet (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · th มุ่งร้าย (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · it malintenzionato (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · eo malica (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · tr kötü amaçlı (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · uk недобрози́чливий (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · cmn 惡毒的 /恶毒的 (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pl złowrogi (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ml കുനിഷ്ഠൻ (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · mk злонамерен (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · gl malévolo (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · uk нези́чливий (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · eo malbonavida (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · acw حاقد (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pl wrogi (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr malévolent (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · hi द्वेषी (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr maléfique (having an evil or harmful influence) · ru злонаме́ренный (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ko 사악하다 (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · bn পরশ্রীকাতর (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ja 邪悪な (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · az pisfikirli (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · be нязы́члівы (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · nl kwaadwillend (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · bg зло́бен (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fi pahantahtoinen (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pl wrogi (having an evil or harmful influence) · ang yfelwillende (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr malintentionné (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · eo malbonintenca (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · af kwaadwillig (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ms berniat jahat (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr malveillant (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pt malévolo (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · de böswillig (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ota یامان (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · el κακόβουλος (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · sv illvillig (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fa بدکامه (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fa بدخواه (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr mauvais (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · sk zloprajný (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · th ประสงค์ร้าย (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · nrf dêvoulu (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · bg недоброжела́телен (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · cs zlý (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · tr kötü niyetli (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · az pis məqsədli (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · et pahatahtlik (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ru злора́дный (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · uk зловтішний (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · pt mal-intencionado (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · ga anchroíoch (having an evil or harmful influence) · cs zlomyslný (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fr maléfique (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · hy չարամիտ (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · fi vahingollinen (having an evil or harmful influence) · be нядобразы́члівы (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others) · acw حَقُود (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others)