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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; < 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)
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)
Related forms
ma·lev·o·lent·ly, adverb
un·ma·lev·o·lent, adjective
un·ma·lev·o·lent·ly, adverb
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Example Sentences
- This anthropomorphically loaded deity might equally well be malevolent or just plain neutral.
- Only a shaman can turn the malevolent power into a protective force.
- As people gain understanding of the way the body works, the potential for making truly malevolent agents increases, too.
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Word Origin & History
malevolent
c.1500, from O.Fr. malivolent, from L. malevolentem (nom. malevolens) "ill-disposed, envious," from male "badly" + volentem (nom. volens), prp. of velle "to wish" (see will (v.)). Related: Malevolently.
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