malevolence

/məˈlɛvələns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.33 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Uncountable

"to show someone malevolence"
"He said it with malevolence."
"Esai Morales appears as the enforcer for “the entity‘’ and brings such simmering malevolence to the character that he should have been the villain instead."

From Middle French malevolence, from Latin malevolentia (“malevolence”), derived from malevolēns (“malevolent”).

malevolences (plural)

omnimalevolence

malevolent

benevolence

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How do you pronounce malevolence?

The recorded pronunciation is /məˈlɛvələns/.

What does malevolence mean?

Hostile attitude or feeling.

Where does malevolence come from?

From Middle French malevolence, from Latin malevolentia (“malevolence”), derived from malevolēns (“malevolent”).

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