malevolence

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	evil, evilness,
definition	:	the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness,
definition	:	malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	cruelness, cruelty, harshness,
definition	:	the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	beastliness, meanness,
definition	:	the quality of being deliberately mean (noun.attribute)

2. wishing evil to others (noun.feeling)

hypernym	:	hate, hatred,
definition	:	the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	maleficence,
definition	:	doing or causing evil (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	malice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom,
definition	:	feeling a need to see others suffer (noun.feeling)

hyponym	:	vengefulness, vindictiveness,
definition	:	a malevolent desire for revenge (noun.feeling)

3. the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	evil, malefic, malevolent, malign,
definition	:	having or exerting a malignant influence (adj.all)

4. wishing evil to others (noun.feeling)

antonym	:	benevolence,
definition	:	disposition to do good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	malevolent,
definition	:	wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred (adj.all)

5. the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	evil, malefic, malevolent, malign,
definition	:	having or exerting a malignant influence (adj.all)

6. wishing evil to others (noun.feeling)

antonym	:	benevolence,
definition	:	disposition to do good (noun.feeling)

derivation	:	malevolent,
definition	:	wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred (adj.all)