'Malevolent' definitions:
Definition of 'malevolent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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"
adjective
Definition of 'Malevolent'
From: GCIDE
- Malevolent \Ma*lev"o*lent\, a. [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. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'malevolent'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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