Malevolent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
  • adj. Having an evil or harmful influence: malevolent stars.
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  • adj. having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
  • adj. having an evil or harmful influence
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having an evil disposition toward another or others; wishing evil to others; rejoicing in another's misfortune; malicious; hostile.
  • In astrology, tending to exert an evil influence: thus, Saturn is said to be a malevolent planet.
  • Synonyms Evil-minded, ill-disposed, spiteful, resentful, bitter, rancorous, malignant. See animosity.
  • n. A malevolent person or agency.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having or exerting a malignant influence
  • adj. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
    • Equivalent
    maleficent    malicious   
    Antonym
    benevolent    kindly    compassionate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    evil-minded    envious    ill-disposed    malicious    spiteful   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    benevolent    prevalent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    malicious    malignant    vindictive    spiteful    wicked   
     
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