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Malevolency

noun/məlˈɛvələnsi/
Definition
the quality of threatening evil
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/məlˈɛvələnsi/
🇬🇧British English
/məlˈɛvələnsi/
🇮🇳Indian English
/məlˈɛvələnsi/
5 syllables Say it as /məlˈɛvələnsi/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
malevolentadjectivehaving or exerting a malignant influence
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Böswilligkeit
die Eigenschaft, das Böse zu bedrohen
🇫🇷French
malveillance
la qualité du mal menaçant
🇪🇸Spanish
malevolencia
la cualidad de amenazar el mal
🇮🇹Italian
malevolenza
la qualità di minacciare il male
🇳🇱Dutch
kwaadwilligheid
de kwaliteit van het bedreigen van het kwaad
🇵🇹Portuguese
malevolência
a qualidade de ameaçar o mal
🇷🇺Russian
недоброжелательность
качество угрозы зла
India
🇮🇳Hindi
द्वेष
बुराई की धमकी देने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অশ্লীলতা
মন্দ হুমকির গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
தீமை
தீமையை அச்சுறுத்தும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దుష్టత్వం
చెడును బెదిరించే గుణం
🇮🇳Marathi
द्वेष
वाईटाची धमकी देण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુષ્ટતા
અનિષ્ટને ધમકી આપવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ದುರುದ್ದೇಶ
ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಬೆದರಿಸುವ ಗುಣ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദ്രോഹം
തിന്മയെ ഭീഷണിപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന ഗുണം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁਰਾਈ
ਬੁਰਾਈ ਨੂੰ ਧਮਕੀ ਦੇਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدتمیزی
برائی کی دھمکی دینے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶意
威胁邪恶的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
悪意
脅威となる悪の性質
🇰🇷Korean
악의
위협적인 악의 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ác ý
phẩm chất đe dọa cái ác
🇹🇭Thai
ความมุ่งร้าย
คุณภาพของการคุกคามความชั่วร้าย
🇮🇩Indonesian
kedengkian
kualitas ancaman kejahatan
🇵🇭Filipino
kapahamakan
ang kalidad ng nagbabantang kasamaan
🇲🇾Malay
kedengkian
kualiti mengancam kejahatan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الحقد
نوعية التهديد بالشر
🇮🇷Persian
بدخواهی
کیفیت تهدید کننده شیطان
🇹🇷Turkish
kötü niyetlilik
kötülüğü tehdit etmenin niteliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
זדון
האיכות של איום על הרוע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'malevolency'?
The primary meaning of 'malevolency' is 'the quality of threatening evil'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'malevolency' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'malevolency' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'malevolency' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'malevolency' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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