Malevolent

Adjective

 * 1) having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
 * 2) having an evil or harmful influence

Synonyms

 * evil
 * malicious
 * See also Thesaurus:evil

Antonyms

 * benevolent

Related terms

 * malevolence
 * malevolently

Adverbs for Malevolent
viciously; vengefully; savagely; terribly; brutally; sternly; harshly; incredibly; mercilessly; relentlessly: ruthlessly; unspeakably; desperately; villanously; alarmingly; dangerously; notoriously; infamously; criminally;  actively;  nefariously;  inordinately; utterly; HKuiably; inescapably; heinously; dreadfully; rancorously; spitefully; barbarously; bitterly.

Thesaurus
acrid, antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, baleful, baneful, belligerent, bitchy, bitter, black, caustic, clashing, colliding, conflicting, corroding, corrosive, corrupting, corruptive, counterproductive, criminal, damaging, deadly, deleterious, despiteful, detrimental, disadvantageous, disserviceable, distressing, evil, evil-disposed, full of hate, harmful, hateful, hostile, hurtful, ill, ill-affected, ill-conditioned, ill-disposed, ill-intentioned, ill-natured, improper, inaccurate, inauspicious, inexpedient, inferior, injurious, invalid, lethal, malefic, maleficent, malicious, malign, malignant, mischievous, noisome, noxious, ominous, peccant, pernicious, poisonous, prejudicial, quarrelsome, rancorous, repugnant, scatheful, set against, sinful, sinister, sore, spiteful, toxic, unfavorable, unhealthy, unkind, unpleasant, unskillful, untoward, venenate, veneniferous, venenous, venomous, vicious, virulent, vitriolic, wicked, wrong

Etymology
Latin, from male 'ill' + velle 'to wish'.

Translations

 * Dutch: kwaadwillend
 * French: malintentionné, malveillant,  malévolent (rare)
 * German:
 * Greek: μοχθηρός


 * Italian:
 * Portuguese: malevolente
 * Spanish:


 * Japanese: marefikku (マレフィック)


 * Polish: