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malevolent

[ muh-lev-uh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious:

    His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

  2. evil; harmful; injurious:

    a malevolent inclination to destroy the happiness of others.

  3. Astrology. evil or malign in influence.


malevolent

/ əˈɛəəԳ /

adjective

  1. wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; malicious
  2. astrology having an evil influence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𱹴DZԳ, noun
  • ˈ𱹴DZԳٱ, adverb
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  • ·o·Գ· adverb
  • ܲm·o·Գ adjective
  • un·o·Գ· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malevolent1

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin malevolent-, stem of 𱹴DZŧԲ “ill-disposed, spiteful,” from male- male- + DZŧԲ “wanting” (present participle of velle “to want, wish for, desire”; will 1 )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of malevolent1

C16: from Latin malevolens, from male ill + volens, present participle of velle to wish
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But in Nozick's version, there were no malevolent AIs; it would be "provided by friendly and trustworthy beings from another galaxy".

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He has the preternatural ability to contort his facial expressions ever so slightly, going from innocent to cold and malevolent and back again in a split second.

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In that great play, part of the pleasure is teasing out when the host couple, George and Martha, are playing a malevolent prank on their guests or tearing each other apart for real.

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And it’s an attempt by the truly malevolent to weaponize their dangerous ignorance, to make their viciousness normal—and to implicate all of us in their inhumanity.

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The malevolent forces they unwittingly unleash have an agenda of their own.

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