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)
• Jèrriais: dêvoulu
• Portuguese: malevolente (pt)
• Russian: недоброжелательный (ru) (nedobroželatelʹnyj), злорадный (ru) (zloradnyj)
• Spanish: malintencionado (es)
• Swedish: illvillig (sv), illasinnad (sv)

having an evil or harmful influence

• Japanese: marefikku (ja) (マレフィック)
• Polish: wrogi (pl) m

• Russian: зловредный (ru) (zlovrednyj)