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Definition of malevolence in English English dictionary
- Hostile attitude or feeling
He said it with malevolence.
- Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude
- ill will
- {n} ill-will, malignity, spite, hatred
- the quality of threatening evil
- wishing evil to others
- the quality of threatening evil wishing evil to others
- The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will
- See Synonym of Malice
- {i} maliciousness, quality of wishing evil or harm to another, spitefulness
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[ m&-'le-v&-l&n(t)s ] (noun.) 15th century. From the Latin malevolentia, derived from malēvolens (malevolent).Resimler
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