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ma·lev·o·lent

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–adjective

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.

[Origin: 1500–10; < L malevolent- (s. of malevoléns) ill-disposed, spiteful, equiv. to male- male- + volent- (s. of voléns), prp. of velle to want, wish for, desire (see will¹, -ent)

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ma·lev·o·lent·ly, adverb

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ma·lev·o·lent Audio Help (mə-lěv'ə-lənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
Having an evil or harmful influence: malevolent stars.

[Latin malevolēns, malevolent-; see malevolence.]

ma·lev'o·lent·ly adv.

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malevolent
adjective
1.	wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"
2.	having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: malefic]

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malevolent [məˈlevələnt] adjective

wishing evil to others
Example: The wicked old woman gave a malevolent smile.

Arabic:	سَيِئ القَصْد أو النيَّه، حاقِد
Chinese (Simplified):	恶意的
Chinese (Traditional):	惡意的
Czech:	škodolibý
Danish:	ondskabsfuld
Dutch:	boosaardig
Estonian:	pahatahtlik
Finnish:	pahansuopa
French:	malveillant
German:	boshaft
Greek:	κακεντρεχής
Hungarian:	rosszindulatú
Icelandic:	sem óskar öðrum ills, meinfÿsinn
Indonesian:	dengki
Italian:	malevolo

Japanese:	悪意のある
Korean:	악의가 있는
Latvian:	ļauns; nenovīdīgs
Lithuanian:	piktavališkas, piktdžiugiškas
Norwegian:	ondskapsfull, skadefro
Polish:	nieżyczliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	malévolo
Portuguese (Portugal):	malévolo
Romanian:	răuvoitor
Russian:	злорадный; недоброжелательный
Slovak:	škodoradostný
Slovenian:	zlonameren
Spanish:	malévolo
Swedish:	elak, illvillig
Turkish:	hain, kötü niyetli

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Malevolent

Ma*lev"o*lence\, n. [L. malevolentia. See Malevolent.] The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.

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