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English noun: malevolence

1. malevolence (feeling) wishing evil to others


Synonymsmalignity


Broader (hypernym)hate, hatred


Narrower (hyponym)maleficence, malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness


Antonymsbenevolence

2. malevolence (attribute) the quality of threatening evil


Synonymsmalevolency, malice


Broader (hypernym)evil, evilness


Narrower (hyponym)beastliness, bitchiness, cattiness, cruelness, cruelty, harshness, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness









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