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malevolent

English

Etymology

From Middle English *malevolent (suggested by Middle English malevolence), from Old French malivolent and Latin malevolentem, from male (“badly, wrongly”) + volens (“willing, wishing”), from velle (“to wish”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /m??l?v?l?nt/

Adjective

malevolent (comparative more malevolent, superlative most malevolent)

  1. Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
  2. Having an evil or harmful influence.

Synonyms

  • See Thesaurus:evil

Antonyms

  • benevolent

Derived terms

  • malevolently

Related terms

  • malevolence

Translations

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reviling

English

Verb

reviling

  1. present participle of revile

Noun

reviling (plural revilings)

  1. reproach; abuse; vilification
    • Neither be ye afraid of their revilings.
    • 1825, Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape: An Historical Tale (page 205)
      The written word tells us our duty, and we ought to accomplish in solemn silence, but not with revilings and deridings of our pure, holy, and just intentions, the destruction of a race, cursed by divine judgment, […]

Anagrams

  • Vierling, livering, reliving, riveling

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