malevolence
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malevolence
- /məˈlɛvələns/
Where it comes from
From Middle French malevolence, from Latin malevolentia (“malevolence”), derived from malevolēns (“malevolent”).
noun malevolences
- Hostile attitude or feeling. to show someone malevolence
- Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.
Opposite: benevolence
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noun
Opposite: benevolence
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noun hostile attitude or feeling
| Español | malevolencia |
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| 中文 | 敵意 /敌意 díyì, 反感 fǎngǎn, 惡意 /恶意 èyì |
| Português | malevolência |
| Français | malveillance, hostilité |
| Deutsch | Böswilligkeit, Missgunst |
| Italiano | malevolenza |
| Ελληνικά | εμπάθεια empátheia, κακοβουλία kakovoulía, μοχθηρία mochthiría |
| Română | rea-voință, ostilitate, pizmă |
| Русский | злопыха́тельство zlopyxátelʹstvo, недоброжела́тельность nedobroželátelʹnostʹ, вражде́бность vraždébnostʹ |
noun behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude
| 中文 | 敵對行為 /敌对行为 díduì xíngwéi, 敵意行為 /敌意行为 díyì xíngwéi, 對抗行為 /对抗行为 duìkàng xíngwéi |
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title = {malevolence},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malevolence},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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