malevolent

/məˈlɛvələnt/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

amoral, controlled, other, powerful, stupid

VERB + MALEVOLENT

blamed, burst, didn't, know

MALEVOLENT + NOUN

entity, human, man, person, purpose

PREP.

into, with

ADV.

innately, reflexively, thrillingly

Definitions

adj

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.

In Iraq the bullying continued. After she witnessed the death of a colleague, Manning felt how “with enough grief, adrenaline and fear”, war can turn anyone “amoral, even malevolent”.

Having an evil or harmful influence.

Vela, Javier Hernández and Lozano switched positions with a thrillingly malevolent sense of purpose.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having or exerting a malignant influence

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In Iraq the bullying continued. After she witnessed the death of a colleague, Manning felt how “with enough grief, adrenaline and fear”, war can turn anyone “amoral, even malevolent”.

Wiktionary

Vela, Javier Hernández and Lozano switched positions with a thrillingly malevolent sense of purpose.

Wiktionary

The ancient Gnostics believed that this material world was innately malevolent.

Tatoeba · #4641647

He didn't know how malevolent the man was and thus didn't fear him.

Tatoeba · #7486007

This world is controlled by malevolent forces.

Tatoeba · #8172435

Tom is a malevolent person.

Tatoeba · #9404581

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