Malevolency

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  • noun. the quality of threatening evil
  • Word Usage
    "And Somers seemed to come home like an enemy, like an enemy, with that look on his face, and that pregnant malevolency of Cornwall investing him."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    evil  evilness  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    suggests