Malevolence

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  • noun. The quality or state of being malevolent.
  • noun. Malevolent behavior.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The character of being malevolent or ill-disposed; ill-will; personal hatred; enmity of heart; inclination to injure others.
  • noun. That which is done from ill-will; an act of ill-will.
  • noun. Synonyms Ill-will, Enmity, etc. See animosity.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of malice.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Hostile attitude or feeling.
  • noun. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.
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  • noun. the quality of threatening evil
  • noun. wishing evil to others
    • Word Usage
    "The equivalent of epichairekakia in Latin is malevolentia (like the English word 'malevolence'), according to blogger Michael Gilleland."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    compassion  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    animosity  antagonism  antipathy  arrogance  avarice  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Anglophobia  Russophobia  abhorrence  abomination  antagonism  
    variant
    malice  
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