malevolent
/muh-LEV-uh-lunt/adjectivewishing evil or harm to others
“The villain watched with a malevolent smile as the plan unfolded.”
- Synonyms
- spiteful, hostile, malicious
- Antonyms
- benevolent, kindly
- Root
- mal- (bad)
- Memory hook
- mal (bad) + volent (wishing): wishing others bad.
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