malveillant

French

Etymology

From mal (“well”) +‎ veuillant (archaic present participle of vouloir; unrelated to veiller). Calque of Latin malevolēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mal.vɛ.jɑ̃/, /mal.ve.jɑ̃/

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Adjective

malveillant (feminine malveillante, masculine plural malveillants, feminine plural malveillantes)

1. malicious, malevolent

   Antonym: bienveillant

Derived terms

• logiciel malveillant
• malveillance
• programme malveillant

Further reading

• “malveillant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.