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Malevolent 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

Malevolent 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

Malevolent 1100 Words You Need Week 44 Day 4

/məˈlev.əl.ənt/ (adj)

causing or desiring to cause evil or harm, pernicious, harmful, vicious, wishing evil, malicious, hostile, evil-minded, baleful, venomous, malign, malignant, spiteful, wicked, nasty, mean, unkind, vindictive, rancorous, maleficent

A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.

Source: https://www.giantbomb.com/

Antonym: benevolent

Noun: malevolence

Adverb: malevolently

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