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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malevolence \Ma*lev"o*lence\, noun [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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
malevolence
noun
1: wishing evil to others [syn: {malignity}] [ant: {benevolence}]
2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: {malevolency}, {malice}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
73 Moby Thesaurus words for "malevolence": Anglophobia, Russophobia, abhorrence, abomination, antagonism, anti-Semitism, antipathy, aversion, bad blood, bad temper, bad will, badness, belligerence, bigotry, blighting glance, clash, clashing, collision, conflict, contention, damnability, despite, despitefulness, detestation, dislike, evil disposition, evil eye, evilness, execration, friction, grudge, hate, hatred, hostility, ill nature, ill will, ill-disposedness, improperness, inaccuracy, inauspiciousness, inexpedience, inferiority, invalidity, loathing, malice, maliciousness, malignity, malocchio, misandry, misanthropy, misogyny, moral badness, odium, peccancy, quarrelsomeness, race hatred, racism, reprehensibility, repugnance, spite, spitefulness, spleen, unfavorableness, unhealthiness, unkindness, unpleasantness, unskillfulness, vials of hate, vials of wrath, viciousness, whammy, wickedness, xenophobia
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