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I think you have a social responsibility as the villain, which is pretty different from the hero's responsibility. If you have any kind of a social or political conscience at all, the first thing you want to do is make malevolence recognizable to people, almost as a kind of teaching aid.
Peter Coyote

Meaning of "malevolence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALEVOLENCE

malevolence  [məˈlevələns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALEVOLENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malevolence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALEVOLENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of malevolence in the English dictionary

The definition of malevolence in the dictionary is the quality or state of wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; maliciousness. Other definition of malevolence is the quality or state of having an evil influence.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALEVOLENCE


ambivalence
æmˈbɪvələns
antiviolence
ˌæntɪˈvaɪələns
benevolence
bɪˈnɛvələns
counterviolence
ˈkaʊntəˌvaɪələns
equivalence
ɪˈkwɪvələns
excellence
ˈɛksələns
hypersomnolence
ˌhaɪpəˈsɒmnələns
indolence
ˈɪndələns
insolence
ˈɪnsələns
insomnolence
ɪnˈsɒmnələns
nonchalance
ˈnɒnʃələns
nonequivalence
ˌnɒnɪˈkwɪvələns
nonviolence
nɒnˈvaɪələns
omnibenevolence
ˌɒmnɪbəˈnevələns
prevalence
ˈprevələns
quantivalence
kwɒnˈtɪvələns
somnolence
ˈsɒmnələns
superexcellence
ˌsuːpərˈɛksələns
ultraviolence
ˌʌltrəˈvaɪələns
violence
ˈvaɪələns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALEVOLENCE

malefaction
malefactor
malefactory
malefactress
malefic
malefically
malefice
maleficence
maleficent
maleficial
maleic
maleic acid
malemute
maleness
malengine
Malenkov
malentendu
Malevich
malevolent
malevolently

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALEVOLENCE

at your convenience
condolence
corpulence
covalence
domestic violence
flatulence
fraudulence
opulence
par excellence
pestilence
polyvalence
purulence
radio silence
redolence
repellence
silence
succulence
truculence
turbulence
valence
virulence

Synonyms and antonyms of malevolence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MALEVOLENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «malevolence» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of malevolence

Translation of «malevolence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALEVOLENCE

Find out the translation of malevolence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malevolence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malevolence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

狠毒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malevolencia
570 millions of speakers

English

malevolence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

द्वेष
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحقد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

недоброжелательность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

malevolência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অমঙ্গল কামনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malveillance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malevolence
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Böswilligkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪意
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malevolence
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆழ்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

द्वेष
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötü niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malevolenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wrogość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

недоброзичливість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rea-voință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μοχθηρία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwaadwillig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illvilliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

malevolence
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malevolence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEVOLENCE»

The term «malevolence» is regularly used and occupies the 86.252 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALEVOLENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «malevolence» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «malevolence» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malevolence

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4 QUOTES WITH «MALEVOLENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word malevolence.
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Kevin Barry
I was a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Limerick city, and I used to cover the district court meetings. All of life passed through the Limerick courthouse. Misery, malevolence, the dark side of humanity... I tell ya, it made 'Angela's Ashes' look like 'The Wonderful World of Disney.'
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Michael Burgess
No one can truly be prepared for such devastation and pure malevolence, but the United Kingdom can always look to the United States as an ally resolved to stand firm in the war on terrorism.
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Albert Camus
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
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Peter Coyote
I think you have a social responsibility as the villain, which is pretty different from the hero's responsibility. If you have any kind of a social or political conscience at all, the first thing you want to do is make malevolence recognizable to people, almost as a kind of teaching aid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALEVOLENCE»

Discover the use of malevolence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malevolence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Malevolence
Best-selling author of books about Thailand and Asia Peter Jaggs takes time out from his more usual light-hearted travelogues to bring his readers a haunting tale of violence, greed and retribution in the Thai underworld.First told to him ...
Peter Jaggs
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Mystery, Malevolence and Murder
Author David T. Boyd presents thirteen unique tales of mystery and suspense about ordinary characters and their extraordinary adventures.
David T Boyd, 2006
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The Technology Trap: Where Human Error and Malevolence Meet ...
This book is filled with careful analysis backed by compelling, factual stories that illustrate how easy it is for situations to go terribly wrong, despite our best efforts to prevent them.
Lloyd J. Dumas, 2010
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Malevolence: The Legacy Series Book Two
Abel Casey is learning to juggle his life the Great Wolf with his life as a human.
Devyn Dawson, 2012
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Malevolence
John Calvin Parker was a pain at age twelve on the giant Wolf Lake Plantation in the Mississippi Delta as the ravages of war touched the lives of the family.
John Blanchard, 2008
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Magnificent Malevolence: Memoirs of a career in hell in the ...
Memoirs of a career in hell in the tradition of The Screwtape Letters Derek Wilson . that insufferable ass Sharfly-Bickendrop, my contemporary student and arch- rival. I had never been able to understand how, term after term, “Sharparse” (as we ...
Derek Wilson, 2013
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Malevolence: A Novel
Both men race toward a final confrontation in the clark shadows of the Appalachians...but only one will emerge with his life. A suspenseful story of good versus evil, Malevolence has a universal appeal.
Thomas Lashley, 1998
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The Dawn of Malevolence / Urinal Cakes All the Way Down - ...
Joshua Price. “Wow,” said Boris, “I had no idea you felt that way.” The supervillain rolled her eyes. “Yeah, well, I do have a soft spot for certain people, but you're not one of them, so shut up.” As they waited for the red light, Dr. Malevolent ...
Joshua Price, 2012
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Virtue and Vice, Moral and Epistemic
malevolence can be personal or impersonal. When one is opposed to an individual person's well-being, or the well-being of a specific group of people, one's malevolence is personal. In contrast, supervillains, like Milton's Satan and the Joker, ...
Heather Battaly, 2011
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Sweet Malevolence
When Alexia Salazar and Cayo meet, they don't expect the journey that ahead of them.
Najee Jamerson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALEVOLENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malevolence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Entrepreneurial Game Studio helps launch Drexel students' apps …
Sweet Roll Studio LLC, run by Day, Travis Chandler and Jasmine Marcial – all Drexel students – launched its second game, Malevolence Inc., ... «Philadelphia Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Decades of European Media Bias Against Israel - Op-Eds - Arutz …
He said that there were hundreds of examples of BBC malevolence within the political sphere. Bar-Illan took the example of an incident in ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
3
Razer on the outrage economy: see no evil, tweet no evil | Daily …
This was, as it often is, a mob moment stuffed with idiots who are not relieved from their idiocy by the malevolence of their target. Child abuse is ... «Daily Review, Jul 15»
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Notes, Hoaxes, and Jokes: Silkworm's 'Lifestyle' - "Contempt …
And when they meet Prokosch, a tower of hubris bordering on malevolence, matters quickly escalate and their relationship degenerates. To get ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
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LIVE REVIEW: Anton Newcombe & Tess Parks at the Sugar Club …
... into the same sort of violence, but nonetheless the pair's heavily Velvet's inspired music is imbued with its own creeping malevolence. «hotpress.com, Jul 15»
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Turning slavery into the West's original sin | British politics | Life …
It is invariably presented as a story shaped by malevolence, oppression, exploitation and abuse. It forms a past that demands condemnation, ... «Spiked, Jul 15»
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They are quick to assume malevolence on my part: that I tell them “no” simply because I'm mean or because I don't want them to have fun, ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
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The Car Man Is An Evocative Blend Of Thuggery And Buggery …
... and provides a memorable performance dripping in malevolence and jealousy. Strallen's duplicitous adultress and Trenfield as the bisexual ... «Londonist, Jul 15»
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The Stolen Children of Maine: Native Wabanaki Seek Truth …
But simple ignorance can be at least as devastating as direct malevolence. DHHS workers were not trained in ICWA compliance for decades, ... «In These Times, Jul 15»
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Letters, July 19: Doctrine of death; good and evil
Shall we confront the malevolence that wages a barbaric crusade in the name of jihad, or the evil that crushes the skulls of preborn babies as a ... «Muncie Star Press, Jul 15»

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