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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Malevolent \Ma*lev"o*lent\, adjective [L. malevolens, -entis; male ill + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish. See {Malice}, and {Voluntary}.] Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
Syn: Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
malevolent
adjective
1: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful" [syn: {malicious}] [ant: {benevolent}]
2: extremely malevolent or malicious; "the malignant tongues of gossipers" [syn: {malignant}]
3: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" [syn: {malefic}, {malign}, {evil}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
87 Moby Thesaurus words for "malevolent": acrid, antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, baleful, baneful, belligerent, bitchy, bitter, black, caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, criminal, damaging, deadly, deleterious, despiteful, detrimental, disadvantageous, disserviceable, distressing, evil, evil-disposed, full of hate, harmful, hateful, hostile, hurtful, ill, ill-affected, ill-conditioned, ill-disposed, ill-intentioned, ill-natured, improper, inaccurate, inauspicious, inexpedient, inferior, injurious, invalid, lethal, malefic, maleficent, malicious, malign, malignant, mischievous, noisome, noxious, ominous, peccant, pernicious, poisonous, prejudicial, quarrelsome, rancorous, repugnant, scatheful, set against, sinful, sinister, sore, spiteful, toxic, unfavorable, unhealthy, unkind, unpleasant, unskillful, untoward, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, vicious, virulent, vitriolic, wicked, wrong
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