malevolence

malevolence
n
1. malice, maliciousness, malignity, malignance, animosity, antagonism, hostility, hate, hatred, enmity, wrath, violence, ferocity, anger, dudgeon, bad blood; venom, rancor, ill will, spite, spitefulness, grudge, pique, ire, acrimony, acerbity, bitterness; gall, bile, spleen, virulence, invidiousness, envy, resentment.
2. inhumanity, Archaic. immaneness, Obs. immani-ty, unnaturalness; pitilessness, mercilessness, unchari-tableness, unkindliness, implacability, heart of stone, hard-heartedness; cold-bloodedness, viciousness, harshness, cruelty, brutality, truculence, savagery, barbarity, bloodthirstiness, ferity, fiendishness.

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  • malevolence — mid 15c., from M.Fr. malevolence and directly from L. malevolentia ill will, dislike, hatred, from malevolentem (nom. malevolens) malevolent (see MALEVOLENT (Cf. malevolent)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Malevolence — Ma*lev o*lence, n. [L. malevolentia. See {Malevolent}.] The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of {Malice}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • malevolence — index alienation (estrangement), atrocity, bad repute, belligerency, feud, hatred, ill will, maledicti …   Law dictionary

  • malevolence — ill will, malignity, malignancy, *malice, spite, despite, spleen, grudge Analogous words: animosity, rancor, animus, antipathy, antagonism, *enmity, hostility: hate, hatred, detestation, abhorrence, abomination (see under HATE vb) Antonyms:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • malevolence — [mə lev′ə ləns] n. [ME malyvolence < OFr malivolence < L malevolentia] the quality or state of being malevolent; malice; spitefulness; ill will …   English World dictionary

  • Malevolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Malevolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 malevolence malevolence Sgm: N 1 bad intent bad intent bad intention Sgm: N 1 unkindness unkindness diskindness Sgm: N 1 ill nature ill nature ill will ill blood …   English dictionary for students

  • malevolence — /meuh lev euh leuhns/, n. the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred. [1425 75; < L malevolentia (see MALEVOLENT, ENCE); r. late ME malivolence < MF < L as above] Syn. maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, grudge,… …   Universalium

  • malevolence — noun a) Hostile attitude or feeling. To show someone malevolence. b) Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude. He said it with malevolence. Syn: ill will, malice, spite …   Wiktionary

  • malevolence — n. pure malevolence * * * [mə lev(ə)ləns] pure malevolence …   Combinatory dictionary

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