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malevolencethe quality of having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the quality of having or showing a wish to do evil to others

Pronunciation (IPA): /məˈlevələns/

Korean meaning: 악의, 악독함, 남에게 해를 끼치려는 마음

Korean pronunciation: 멀-레브-러-런스 (강세: 레브)

Example Sentences

  • The stepmother's malevolence made Cinderella's life miserable.
  • His malevolence was so obvious that even his pet cat avoided him.
  • The dictator ruled with such malevolence that flowers wilted in his presence.

malevolence

NOUN

//məˈlevələns//

the quality of having or showing a wish to do evil to others

malevolence concept
💡 Concept

Deliberately causing harm to others

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malevolence rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Where malevolence meets benevolence, their prevalence never ends

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/məˈlevələns/
🇬🇧 UK/məˈlevələns/

🌳Etymology

Prefixmale--
Rootvol
Suffix--ence

Origin

라틴어에서 온 단어로, '나쁘게 원하다'라는 뜻에서 시작되었습니다. 마치 고대 로마 시대부터 사람들이 서로에게 품는 악의를 표현하기 위해 만든 단어 같네요.

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🎵Rhyme

benevolenceprevalence
benevolence
prevalence

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📝Examples

The stepmother's malevolence made Cinderella's life miserable.

😄 Fun example

His malevolence was so obvious that even his pet cat avoided him.

😄 Fun example

The dictator ruled with such malevolence that flowers wilted in his presence.

She could sense the malevolence in his voice through the phone.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

wickednessevilspitehatredanimosity

Antonyms

benevolencekindnessgoodwill

Related

malevolentmaliciousvindictivehostile