Malevolence
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /məˈlɛvələns/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malevolence is a noun meaning Hostile attitude or feeling.
Meaning
Hostile attitude or feeling.
More Meanings
- Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.
Example Sentences
to show someone malevolence
He said it with malevolence.
Esai Morales appears as the enforcer for “the entity‘’ and brings such simmering malevolence to the character that he should have been the villain instead.
Word Forms
- malevolences
Synonyms for malevolence
Depending on context, synonyms include malice, spite, malignity, malevolency.
Antonyms for malevolence
Common opposites include benevolence.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include malevolency, malignity, malice, malicious, animosity, animus.
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