malevolent

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
- "a gossipy malevolent old woman"
- "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"
having or exerting a malignant influence
- "malevolent stars"

Adj

Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others.
Having an evil or harmful influence.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

evil, malefic, malign

Antonyms

benevolent

Scrabble Score: 15

malevolent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
malevolent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
malevolent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

malevolent is a valid Words With Friends word