"malevolent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /məˈlɛvələnt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-malevolent.wav [Southern-England], en-us-malevolent.ogg [US] Forms: more malevolent [comparative], most malevolent [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English *malevolent (suggested by Middle English malevolence), from Old French malivolent and Latin malevolentem, from male (“badly, wrongly”) + volens (“willing, wishing”), from velle (“to wish”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|*malevolent}} Middle English *malevolent, {{cog|enm|malevolence}} Middle English malevolence, {{der|en|fro|malivolent}} Old French malivolent, {{der|en|la|malevolēns|malevolentem}} Latin malevolentem, {{m|la|male||badly, wrongly}} male (“badly, wrongly”), {{m|la|volens|t=willing, wishing}} volens (“willing, wishing”), {{m|la|velle||to wish}} velle (“to wish”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} malevolent (comparative more malevolent, superlative most malevolent)
  1. Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others. Translations (having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others): kwaadwillig (Afrikaans), حَاقِد (ḥāqid) (Arabic), حَقُود (ḥaqūd) (Arabic), حاقد (ḥāgid) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), حَقُود (ḥagūd) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), չարամիտ (čʿaramit) (Armenian), pisniyyətli (Azerbaijani), pis məqsədli (Azerbaijani), pisfikirli (Azerbaijani), qərəzli (Azerbaijani), нядобразы́члівы (njadobrazýčlivy) (Belarusian), нязы́члівы (njazýčlivy) (Belarusian), পরশ্রীকাতর (porosrikator) (Bengali), недоброжела́телен (nedobroželátelen) (Bulgarian), зло́бен (zlóben) (Bulgarian), malèvol (Catalan), 惡毒的 (Chinese Mandarin), 恶毒的 (èdú de) (Chinese Mandarin), zlovolný (Czech), zlomyslný (Czech), zlý (Czech), kwaadwillend (Dutch), malbonavida (Esperanto), malbonintenca (Esperanto), malica (Esperanto), pahatahtlik (Estonian), pahansuopa (Finnish), pahantahtoinen (Finnish), malintentionné (French), malveillant (French), malévolent [rare] (French), malévolo (Galician), böswillig (German), μοχθηρός (mochthirós) (Greek), berniat jahat (Indonesian), anchroíoch (Irish), malintenzionato (Italian), 邪悪な (jaaku na) (alt: じゃあくな) (Japanese), 사악하다 (saakhada) (Korean), злонамерен (zlonameren) (Macedonian), berniat jahat (Malay), കുനിഷ്ഠൻ (kuniṣṭhaṉ) [masculine] (Malayalam), kikokiko (Maori), ngākaukino (Maori), dêvoulu (Norman), yfelwillende (Old English), بدکامه (badkâme) (Persian), بدخواه (badxâh) (Persian), złowrogi (Polish), wrogi (Polish), malevolente (Portuguese), malévolo (Portuguese), mal-intencionado (Portuguese), rău intenționat (Romanian), недоброжела́тельный (nedobroželátelʹnyj) (Russian), зло́бный (zlóbnyj) (Russian), злонаме́ренный (zlonamérennyj) (note: of intentions) (Russian), злора́дный (zlorádnyj) (english: spiteful, gloating) (Russian), zloprajný (Slovak), zlovoľný (Slovak), malévolo (Spanish), malintencionado (Spanish), illvillig (Swedish), illasinnad (Swedish), kötü amaçlı (Turkish), kötü niyetli (Turkish), kötücül (Turkish), зловмисний (zlovmysnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), зловтішний (zlovtišnyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), недобрози́чливий (nedobrozýčlyvyj) (Ukrainian), нези́чливий (nezýčlyvyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-malevolent-en-adj-3SnZMiZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others': 97 3
  2. Having an evil or harmful influence. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (having an evil or harmful influence): зловре́ден (zlovréden) (Bulgarian), vahingollinen (Finnish), anchroíoch (Irish), marefikku (alt: マレフィック) (Japanese), wrogi (Polish), złowrogi (Polish), malévolo (Portuguese), зловре́дный (zlovrédnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-malevolent-en-adj-YtRXJ0ml Disambiguation of Personality: 23 77 Disambiguation of 'having an evil or harmful influence': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: evil Derived forms: malevolently Related terms: malevolence

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          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
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          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "нязы́члівы"
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          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "porosrikator",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "পরশ্রীকাতর"
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
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          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "惡毒的"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "èdú de",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "恶毒的"
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          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "kwaadwillend"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malbonavida"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "pahatahtlik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "pahansuopa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "pahantahtoinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malintentionné"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malveillant"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "malévolent"
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malévolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "böswillig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mochthirós",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "μοχθηρός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "berniat jahat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "anchroíoch"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malintenzionato"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "alt": "じゃあくな",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "jaaku na",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "邪悪な"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "saakhada",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "사악하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "zlonameren",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "злонамерен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "berniat jahat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "kuniṣṭhaṉ",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "കുനിഷ്ഠൻ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "kikokiko"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "ngākaukino"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "dêvoulu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "yfelwillende"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "badkâme",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "بدکامه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "badxâh",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "بدخواه"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "złowrogi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "wrogi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malevolente"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malévolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "mal-intencionado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "rău intenționat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nedobroželátelʹnyj",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "недоброжела́тельный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zlóbnyj",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "зло́бный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "of intentions",
          "roman": "zlonamérennyj",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "злонаме́ренный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "spiteful, gloating",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "zlorádnyj",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "злора́дный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "zloprajný"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "zlovoľný"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malévolo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "malintencionado"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "illvillig"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "illasinnad"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "kötü amaçlı"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "kötü niyetli"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "word": "kötücül"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "97 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zlovmysnyj",
          "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "зловмисний"
        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "97 3",
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          "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
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          "_dis1": "6 94",
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          "word": "зловре́дный"
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kwaadwillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥāqid",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "حَاقِد"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥaqūd",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "حَقُود"
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      "code": "acw",
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      "roman": "ḥāgid",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "حاقد"
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      "code": "acw",
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      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "حَقُود"
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      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "čʿaramit",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "չարամիտ"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pisniyyətli"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pis məqsədli"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pisfikirli"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "qərəzli"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njadobrazýčlivy",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "нядобразы́члівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "njazýčlivy",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "нязы́члівы"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "porosrikator",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "পরশ্রীকাতর"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nedobroželátelen",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "недоброжела́телен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlóben",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "зло́бен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malèvol"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "惡毒的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "èdú de",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "恶毒的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "zlovolný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "zlomyslný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "zlý"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kwaadwillend"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malbonavida"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malbonintenca"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malica"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pahatahtlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pahansuopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "pahantahtoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malintentionné"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malveillant"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ],
      "word": "malévolent"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malévolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "böswillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mochthirós",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "μοχθηρός"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "berniat jahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "anchroíoch"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malintenzionato"
    },
    {
      "alt": "じゃあくな",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "jaaku na",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "邪悪な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "saakhada",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "사악하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zlonameren",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "злонамерен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "berniat jahat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kuniṣṭhaṉ",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "കുനിഷ്ഠൻ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kikokiko"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "ngākaukino"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "dêvoulu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "yfelwillende"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "badkâme",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "بدکامه"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "badxâh",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "بدخواه"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "złowrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "wrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malevolente"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malévolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "mal-intencionado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "rău intenționat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nedobroželátelʹnyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "недоброжела́тельный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlóbnyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "зло́бный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "of intentions",
      "roman": "zlonamérennyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "злонаме́ренный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "spiteful, gloating",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlorádnyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "злора́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "zloprajný"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "zlovoľný"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malévolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "malintencionado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "illvillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "illasinnad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kötü amaçlı"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kötü niyetli"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "kötücül"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zlovmysnyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зловмисний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zlovtišnyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зловтішний"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nedobrozýčlyvyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "недобрози́чливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nezýčlyvyj",
      "sense": "having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others",
      "word": "нези́чливий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zlovréden",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "зловре́ден"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "vahingollinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "anchroíoch"
    },
    {
      "alt": "マレフィック",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "marefikku"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "wrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "złowrogi"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "malévolo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "zlovrédnyj",
      "sense": "having an evil or harmful influence",
      "word": "зловре́дный"
    }
  ],
  "word": "malevolent"
}

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