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[ muh -lev -uh -luh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ məˈlɛv ə lənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.
evil; harmful; injurious: a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.
Astrology . evil or malign in influence.
Origin of malevolent 1500–10; <Latin malevolent- (stem of malevolēns ) ill-disposed, spiteful, equivalent to male- male- + volent- (stem of volēns ), present participle of velle to want, wish for, desire (see will1 , -ent)
OTHER WORDS FROM malevolent ma·lev·o·lent·ly, adverb un·ma·lev·o·lent, adjective un·ma·lev·o·lent·ly, adverb
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH malevolent maleficent, malevolent Words nearby malevolent male-sterile, male-to-female, male Turner's syndrome, Malevich, malevolence, malevolent , malfeasance, malformation, malformed, malfunction, Malgaigne's luxation
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As an African-American, I have experienced racism in all its malevolent forms.
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That he hath therefore at this nick of time so outraged and wronged me, it cannot be but by the malevolent and wicked spirit.
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This name is applied to a class of malevolent spirits who inhabit certain trees, cliffs and streams.
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She had risen, and she towered there, a lean and malevolent figure, her head-dress nodding foolishly.
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Then the stranger turned and gave one sweep of his malevolent eye over the valley.
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Addison had from the first seen that Pope was false and malevolent .
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British Dictionary definitions for malevolent adjective wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
astrology having an evil influence
Derived forms of malevolent malevolence , noun malevolently , adverb Word Origin for malevolent C16: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wish
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