malevolent

  • 31malevolent — adjective /məˈlɛvələnt/ a) having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others b) having an evil or harmful influence Syn: evil, malicious Ant: benevolent …

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  • 32malevolent — Synonyms and related words: acrid, antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, baleful, baneful, belligerent, bitchy, bitter, black, caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, criminal,… …

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  • 33malevolent — ma lev·o·lent || mÉ™ levÉ™lÉ™nt adj. malicious, wishing evil or harm to another, spiteful …

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  • 34malevolent — a. Malicious, malignant, spiteful, ill disposed, ill natured, hostile, envious, mischievous, evil minded, resentful, rancorous …

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  • 35malevolent — adjective showing a desire to harm other people malevolence noun (U) malevolently adverb …

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  • 36malevolent — adj 1. malign, malignant, malicious, maleficent, malefic, evil intentioned, evil disposed, evil minded, unfriendly, obnoxious, ill natured, churlish, surly, disobliging, ungracious; spiteful, hateful, invidious, ill willed, ill disposed,… …

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  • 37malevolent — ma·lev·o·lent …

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  • 38malevolent — [məˈlevələnt] adj showing that you want to do something bad to someone …

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  • 39malevolent — ma•lev•o•lent [[t]məˈlɛv ə lənt[/t]] adj. 1) wishing evil or harm to others; malicious 2) producing harm or evil; injurious • Etymology: 1500–10; < L, s. of malevolēns ill disposed =male male +volēns, prp. of velle to want, desire… …

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  • 40malevolent —   a. malicious; Astrology, exerting evil influence on.    ♦ malevolence, n …

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