Malignity — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

wishing evil to others

quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/məlˈɪɡnᵻɾi/

🇬🇧British English

/məlˈɪɡnɪti/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məlˈɪɡnɪti/

4 syllables Say it as /məlˈɪɡnᵻɾi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

malignance malevolence malignancy

Antonyms

benignity benignancy benevolence

Word Forms

malevolent	adjective	wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
malign	adjective	having or exerting a malignant influence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bösartigkeit

anderen Böses wünschen

🇫🇷French

malignité

souhaiter du mal aux autres

🇪🇸Spanish

malignidad

desear el mal a los demás

🇮🇹Italian

malignità

augurare il male agli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

kwaadaardigheid

kwaad toewensen aan anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

malignidade

desejando o mal aos outros

🇷🇺Russian

злобность

желать зла другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

द्वेष

दूसरों का बुरा चाहना

🇧🇩Bengali

কুৎসা

অন্যের মন্দ কামনা করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தீமை

மற்றவர்களுக்கு தீமையை விரும்புவது

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్టత్వం

ఇతరులకు చెడు కోరుకోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

इतरांच्या वाईटाची इच्छा करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુષ્ટતા

અન્ય લોકો માટે અનિષ્ટની ઇચ્છા કરવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಷ್ಟತನ

ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಬಯಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷുദ്രത

മറ്റുള്ളവർക്ക് തിന്മ ആശംസിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਬੁਰਾਈ ਦੀ ਕਾਮਨਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنیتی

دوسروں کی برائی کی خواہش کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶毒

祝愿别人遭祸

🇯🇵Japanese

悪性

他人に悪いことを願う

🇰🇷Korean

악의

남에게 악을 바라는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ác tính

cầu điều ác cho người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ความร้ายกาจ

หวังร้ายต่อผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

keganasan

berharap jahat kepada orang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

kapahamakan

nagnanais ng masama sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

keganasan

mendoakan kejahatan kepada orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خبث

تمنى الشر للآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

بدخواهی

آرزوی بدی برای دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

habislik

başkalarına kötülük dilemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִשׁעוּת

מאחל רע לאחרים

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The primary meaning of 'malignity' is 'wishing evil to others'.

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Using 'malignity' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'malignity' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'malignity' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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