malevolent

English

Etymology

Latin, from male (“ill”) + velle (“to wish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /məˈlɛvələnt/

Adjective

malevolent (comparative more malevolent, superlative most malevolent)

1. having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
2. having an evil or harmful influence

Synonyms

• evil
• malicious
• See also Wikisaurus:evil

Antonyms

• benevolent

Related terms

• malevolence
• malevolently

Translations

having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others

Catalan: malèvol (ca) Dutch: kwaadwillend (nl) Finnish: pahansuopa (fi), pahantahtoinen (fi) French: malintentionné (fr), malveillant (fr), malévolent (fr) (rare) German: böswillig (de)

Greek: μοχθηρός (el) (mochthirós) Italian: malintenzionato (it) Portuguese: malevolente (pt) Spanish: malintencionado (es)

having an evil or harmful influence

Japanese: marefikku (ja) (マレフィック)

Polish: wrogi (pl) m.