malevolence

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A noun referring to the quality or state of having or showing a wish to do evil or harm to others.

غير معدود

1. Desire to harm othersC1formal

   The state or quality of wishing evil or harm upon others; deliberate ill will.

   الشر المحض

   • His malevolence towards his rivals was evident in every action.
   • The villain's malevolence drove the entire plot of the story.
   • She spoke with such malevolence that everyone felt uneasy.
   • The dictator ruled through cruelty and malevolence.

   المرادفاتill willmalicemalignityrancorspitevenomvindictiveness

   الأضدادbenevolencebenignitygoodwillkindness

2. Threatening qualityC1formal

   The quality of appearing to threaten or cause something evil or harmful.

   الطابع الشرير المهدد

   • The malevolence of the storm made the sailors fear for their lives.
   • There was a sense of malevolence in the abandoned house.
   • The malevolence of his stare sent a chill down her spine.
   • Nature seemed to radiate a kind of malevolence that night.

   المرادفاتbalefulnessmenacethreat

   الأضدادbenevolencebenignitykindness