malevolent
adjective/məˈlevələnt/
/məˈlevələnt/
[usually before noun] (formal)- having or showing a desire to harm other people synonym malicious, wicked
- malevolent intentions/thoughts
- his dark malevolent eyes
Extra Examples- She shot a malevolent look at her companion.
- It seemed that a malevolent spirit was out to get me.
- Her eyes looked up at him with a malevolent gaze.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMalevolent is used with these nouns:- force
- glare
- spirit
- …
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Latin malevolent- ‘wishing evil’, from male ‘ill’ + volent- ‘wishing’ (from the verb velle).Want to learn more?
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