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Definitions for Malevolent
[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.
[4] wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
[5] astrology having an evil influence
Words related to Malevolent
vengeful, malicious, murderous, sinister, vicious, malignant, wicked, baleful, catty, dirty, evil, evil-minded, hellish, hostile, lousy, malign, murder, pernicious, poison, rough
Words nearby Malevolent
malenkov, malentendu, maleruption, malevich, malevolence, malevolent, malfeasance, malformation, malformed, malfunction, malgaigne's luxation
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)
Words that may be confused with Malevolent
Other words from Malevolent
ma·lev·o·lent·ly , adverb
un·ma·lev·o·lent , adjective
un·ma·lev·o·lent·ly , adverb
Word origin for Malevolent
C16: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wish
Synonyms for Malevolent
malicious, malignant, murderous, sinister, vengeful, vicious, wicked, bad-natured, baleful, catty, despiteful, dirty, evil, evil-minded, hellish, hostile, lousy, malign, murder, pernicious, poison, rancorous, rough, spiteful, tough, vindictive, waspish