Malevolent was taken into English directly from the Latin malevolens "ill-disposed, spiteful," which paired male with volens, the present participle of a verb meaning "to wish." In Latin, the …

MALEVOLENT definition: wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious. See examples of malevolent used in a sentence.

Add to word list causing or wanting to cause harm or evil: a malevolent juvenile delinquent (Definition of malevolent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge …

Malevolent: Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson. With Florence Pugh, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Scott Chambers, Georgina Bevan. A team of scam artists get more than they bargained for …

Malevolent is a 2018 British supernatural horror film directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson from a screenplay by Ben Ketai and Eva Konstantopoulos, based on her 2011 novel Hush. The film …

Definition of malevolent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1 day ago · malevolent (comparative more malevolent, superlative most malevolent) Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. quotations

If someone is malevolent, they wish evil on others. If you find yourself approaching someone with a malevolent look in her eye, best to run the other way.

A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil. Her stare was malevolent.

There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word malevolent, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.