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malevolence

noun

1. wishing evil to others

• Syn: ↑malignity

• Ant: ↑benevolence

• Derivationally related forms: ↑malevolent

• Hypernyms: ↑hate, ↑hatred

• Hyponyms:

↑maleficence, ↑malice, ↑maliciousness, ↑spite, ↑spitefulness, ↑venom, ↑vindictiveness, ↑vengefulness

2. the quality of threatening evil

• Syn: ↑malevolency, ↑malice

• Derivationally related forms: ↑malevolent (for: ↑malevolency), ↑malevolent

• Hypernyms: ↑evil, ↑evilness

• Hyponyms:

↑cattiness, ↑bitchiness, ↑spite, ↑spitefulness, ↑nastiness, ↑cruelty, ↑cruelness, ↑harshness, ↑beastliness, ↑meanness

Useful english dictionary. 2012.