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malevolent

[muh-lev-uh-luhnt]

adjective

  1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious.

    His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

  2. evil; harmful; injurious.

    a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.

  3. Astrology.evil or malign in influence.



malevolent

/ əˈɛəəԳ /

adjective

  1. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious

  2. astrology having an evil influence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • malevolently adverb
  • unmalevolent adjective
  • unmalevolently adverb
  • ˈ𱹴DZԳ noun
  • ˈ𱹴DZԳٱ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malevolent1

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin malevolent-, stem of 𱹴DZŧԲ “ill-disposed, spiteful,” from male- male- + DZŧԲ “wanting” (present participle of velle “to want, wish for, desire”; will 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of malevolent1

C16: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wish
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Robinson added: "To all the politicians who have jumped on this passing bandwagon of factual inaccuracy and presented it in such a malevolent way - for them to do so is not only misguided but dangerous."

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As Roz explores this strange new world, she encounters angry bears, a loquacious squirrel and industrious beavers, who regard her as a malevolent force.

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But in that moment, you see Cooper using an accident and turning it into something malevolent.

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She underscores the striking associations between VWs and high-yield predators, as if the cars were accomplices, malevolent Herbies dispensing victims efficiently.

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And I think those words are said before anything turns into a horrendous, malevolent force.”

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