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 v.0.48
malevolence
n 1: wishing evil to others [syn: malignity] [ant: benevolence]
2: the quality of threatening evil [syn: malevolency, malice]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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