The meaning of Malevolence

noun

Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness.

Usage examples:

The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness

noun

A state or feeling of active opposition or hostility.

Usage examples:

Decades of enmity between the two countries

noun

Strong dislike or hate

verb

Feel intense dislike for.

Usage examples:

The boys hate each other

noun

Intense dislike.

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Feelings of hate and revenge

verb

To strongly dislike someone or something

Usage examples:

[ t ] kelly hates her teacher., [ t ] i have always hated speaking in public., [ + to infinitive ] …

noun

Intense dislike; hate.

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Racial hatred

noun

A strong feeling of dislike; hate

Usage examples:

He has an extreme hatred of taxes and tolls.

noun

Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Their hostility to all outsiders

noun

An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

Usage examples:

They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

noun

The desire to harm someone; ill will.

Usage examples:

I bear no malice towards anybody

noun

The intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury

Usage examples:

An employee would have to prove an employer acted out of malice in order to sue.

noun

The quality of being malign.

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A spirit of pure, unadulterated malignance towards the world

noun

The quality of intending to cause harm

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He admitted that he misjudged the malignity of his opponent., the attack was an act of genuine mali…

noun

Bitterness or resentfulness, especially when long standing.

Usage examples:

He spoke without rancour

noun

A feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Usage examples:

They cheated me, but i feel no rancour towards/against them.

noun

A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.

Usage examples:

He'd think i was saying it out of spite

verb

Deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone).

Usage examples:

He put the house up for sale to spite his family

noun

The desire to annoy, upset, or hurt someone

Usage examples:

He let the air out of your tires just for spite., i think he died without making a will just to spi…

noun

The quality of wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, because you feel angry towards them

Usage examples:

There is an incredible level of small-minded immaturity and spitefulness among some people.

noun

A poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.

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Snake venoms have different effects

noun

A poisonous liquid produced by some snakes, insects, and spiders when they bite

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Fig. his diary was full of venom and hate for everyone in authority., a venomous snake/spider

noun

Deliberate cruelty or violence.

Usage examples:

She was visibly shocked by the viciousness of the attack

noun

The quality or fact of being cruel and showing an intention to hurt or upset someone

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I don't think he expected the viciousness or nastiness of the book., they subject their opponents t…

noun

The quality or an act of showing a wish to harm someone because you think they have harmed you

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The refusal to grant him parole is sheer vindictiveness., she was intensely biased against him and …