malevolent
Having or displaying ill willHaving or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
» He is not malevolent, just stupid.
Er meint es nicht böse, er ist bloß dumm.
Meaning
2 sensesHaving or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
böswillig
недоброжела́тельныйnedobroželátelʹnyj, зло́бныйzlóbnyj, злонаме́ренныйzlonamérennyj
зловмиснийzlovmysnyj, зловтішнийzlovtišnyj, недобрози́чливийnedobrozýčlyvyj
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
Having an evil or harmful influence.
зловре́дныйzlovrédnyj
having or exerting a malignant influence
Examples
11 sentencesHe is not malevolent, just stupid.
deEr meint es nicht böse, er ist bloß dumm. — Yorwba
She burst into a malevolent giggle.
deSie brach in böses Gekicher aus. — Yorwba
This world is controlled by malevolent forces.
Tom proved to be a malevolent person.
He didn't know how malevolent the man was and thus didn't fear him.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English *malevolent (suggested by Middle English malevolence), from Old FrenchFrom 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”).
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Forms
more malevolent, most malevolent| Comparative | more malevolent Lesson |
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| Superlative | most malevolent Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
62 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form