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单词 malevolent
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malevolent

all, it would seem," he hissed slowly like some malevolent alligator.Sharon could feel something in the room, something malevolent, something watching her, savouring the smell of her fear.She poured from both into her tumbler, inhaled on her cigar, and sat there silently watching us from her malevolent little eyes.Her flesh crawled, as if the soft night were studded with unfriendly, even malevolent eyes, watching her every movement.

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malevolent

British English: malevolent ADJECTIVE
A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil.
Her stare was malevolent.
  • American English: malevolent
  • Brazilian Portuguese: malévolo
  • Chinese: 恶毒的
  • European Spanish: malévolo
  • French: malveillant
  • German: boshaft
  • Italian: malevolo
  • Japanese: 悪意のある
  • Korean: 악의 있는
  • European Portuguese: malévolo
  • Latin American Spanish: malévolo

Definition of 'malevolent'

(adjective) 
Definition
wishing evil to others
Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line.
Synonyms
spiteful
He could be spiteful.
hostile
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
vicious
a vicious attack on a woman's character
malicious
She described the charges as malicious.
malign
the malign influence jealousy had on their lives
malignant
a malignant minority indulging in crime and violence
vindictive
a vindictive woman desperate for revenge
pernicious (formal)
the pernicious effects of alcoholism
vengeful
The people lived in fear of the vengeful tyrant.
hateful
They are not necessarily hateful, malicious people.
baleful
He had a baleful look.
rancorous
a series of rancorous disputes
evil-minded
maleficent
ill-natured
Opposites
kind
,
friendly
,
benign
,
gracious
,
benevolent
,
amiable
,
warm-hearted

Additional synonyms

in the sense of baleful
Definition
harmful, menacing, or vindictive
He had a baleful look.
Synonyms
menacing,
threatening,
dangerous,
frightening,
evil,
deadly,
forbidding,
intimidating,
harmful,
sinister,
ominous,
malignant,
hurtful,
vindictive,
pernicious (formal),
malevolent,
noxious,
venomous,
ruinous,
intimidatory,
minatory,
maleficent,
bodeful,
louring or lowering,
minacious
in the sense of hateful
They are not necessarily hateful, malicious people.
Synonyms
malicious,
malevolent,
spiteful,
hating,
vicious,
bitchy (informal),
catty (informal),
ill-disposed,
evil-minded,
ill-natured
in the sense of hostile
Definition
unfriendly and aggressive
The Governor faced hostile crowds when visiting the town.
Synonyms
unfriendly,
belligerent,
antagonistic,
unkind,
malevolent,
warlike,
bellicose,
inimical,
rancorous,
ill-disposed

Nearby words of
malevolent

  • malediction
  • malefactor
  • malevolence
  • malevolent
  • malformation
  • malformed
  • malfunction

Synonyms of 'malevolent'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of ill-natured
Synonyms
unkind,
mean (informal),
cross,
nasty,
unpleasant,
crabbed,
perverse,
malicious,
sullen,
unfriendly,
bad-tempered,
surly,
malevolent,
petulant,
spiteful,
disagreeable,
churlish,
sulky,
catty (informal),
shrewish,
disobliging,
cross-grained
in the sense of malicious
She described the charges as malicious.
Synonyms
spiteful,
malevolent,
malignant,
vicious,
bitter,
resentful,
pernicious (formal),
vengeful,
bitchy (informal),
hateful,
baleful,
injurious,
rancorous,
catty (informal),
shrewish,
ill-disposed,
evil-minded,
ill-natured
in the sense of malign
Definition
evil in influence or effect
the malign influence jealousy had on their lives
Synonyms
evil,
bad,
destructive,
harmful,
hostile,
vicious,
malignant,
wicked,
hurtful,
pernicious (formal),
malevolent,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
baneful,
maleficent
in the sense of malignant
Definition
tending to cause great harm
a malignant minority indulging in crime and violence
Synonyms
hostile,
harmful,
bitter,
vicious,
destructive,
malicious,
malign,
hurtful,
pernicious (formal),
malevolent,
spiteful,
baleful,
injurious,
inimical,
maleficent,
of evil intent
in the sense of pernicious
Definition
causing grave harm
the pernicious effects of alcoholism
Synonyms
wicked,
bad,
damaging,
dangerous,
evil,
offensive,
fatal,
deadly,
destructive,
harmful,
toxic,
poisonous,
malicious,
malign,
malignant,
detrimental,
hurtful,
malevolent,
noxious,
venomous,
ruinous,
baleful,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
noisome,
baneful (archaic),
pestilent,
maleficent
in the sense of rancorous
a series of rancorous disputes
Synonyms
bitter,
hostile,
malicious,
malign,
resentful,
malignant,
acrimonious,
virulent,
vindictive,
implacable,
malevolent,
spiteful,
venomous,
splenetic
in the sense of vengeful
Definition
wanting revenge
The people lived in fear of the vengeful tyrant.
Synonyms
unforgiving,
relentless,
avenging,
vindictive,
punitive,
implacable,
spiteful,
retaliatory,
rancorous,
thirsting for revenge,
revengeful
in the sense of vicious
Definition
intended to cause hurt or distress
a vicious attack on a woman's character
Synonyms
malicious,
vindictive,
spiteful,
mean,
cruel,
venomous,
bitchy (informal),
defamatory,
rancorous,
backbiting,
slanderous
in the sense of vindictive
Definition
characterized by spite or ill will
a vindictive woman desperate for revenge
Synonyms
vengeful,
malicious,
spiteful,
relentless,
resentful,
malignant,
unrelenting,
unforgiving,
implacable,
venomous,
rancorous,
revengeful,
full of spleen
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