The meaning of Malevolent

adjective

Threatening harm; menacing.

Usage examples:

Bill shot a baleful glance in her direction

adjective

Threatening to do something bad or to hurt someone

Usage examples:

He gave me a baleful look., his baleful influence

adjective

Having a sharp, pungent taste or smell; not sweet.

Usage examples:

Raw berries have an intensely bitter flavour

noun

Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste, brewed by top fermentation.

Usage examples:

A pint of bitter

adjective

Having a slightly stinging, strong taste, not salty or sweet

Usage examples:

The coffee was bitter., losing the election was a bitter disappointment., she has no bitterness abo…

adjective

Wilfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it.

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People who are cruel to animals

verb

Spoil or ruin (an opportunity or a chance of success).

Usage examples:

Ernie nearly cruelled the whole thing by laughing

adjective

Extremely unkind and intentionally causing pain

Usage examples:

Her classmates made some cruel remarks., is the death penalty cruel and unusual punishment?, i thin…

adjective

Profoundly immoral and wicked.

Usage examples:

His evil deeds

noun

Profound immorality and wickedness, especially when regarded as a supernatural force.

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His struggle against the forces of evil

noun

The condition of being immoral, cruel, or bad, or an act of this type

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[ u ] a contest between good and evil, an evil ruler

adjective

Wanting or intending to do bad things or for bad things to happen to other people

Usage examples:

His son was not evil-minded by nature., those evil-minded people were prevented from carrying out t…

adjective

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Usage examples:

Fierce fighting continued throughout the day

adverb

Very; extremely.

Usage examples:

He was fierce proud

adjective

Violent and forceful

Usage examples:

Fierce thunderstorms, the city had been under fierce attack., she’s a fierce critic of us policies.…

adjective

Showing or feeling opposition or dislike; unfriendly.

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A hostile audience

adjective

Characterized by enmity or ill will

adjective

Showing strong dislike; unfriendly

Usage examples:

Her parents were openly hostile to me., the nevada desert is one of the most hostile regions in ame…

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

Usage examples:

He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

Usage examples:

He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

adjective

Evil in nature or effect.

Usage examples:

She had a strong and malign influence

verb

Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

Usage examples:

Don't you dare malign her in my presence

verb

To say things about someone or something that are harmful and usually not true

Usage examples:

He said he had been unfairly maligned by a few board members who wanted him fired.

adjective

Evil in nature or effect; malevolent.

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In the hands of malignant fate

adjective

(of a disease or tissue growing because of a disease) leading to death

Usage examples:

The pathologist’s report said the tumor was malignant.

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Usage examples:

The pernicious influences of the mass media

adjective

Having a very harmful effect or influence

Usage examples:

The book focuses on the pernicious effects of slavery.

adjective

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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Poisonous chemicals

adjective

Very harmful and able to cause illness or death

Usage examples:

Poisonous chemicals, can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?,…

adjective

Characterized by bitterness or resentment.

Usage examples:

Sixteen miserable months of rancorous disputes

adjective

Having or showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about something in the past

Usage examples:

A rancorous dispute, government leaders appear increasingly rancorous.

adjective

Eager for revenge.

Usage examples:

The average briton is not naturally vindictive and revengeful

adjective

Showing or caused by malice.

Usage examples:

The teachers made spiteful little jokes about me

adjective

Wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them

Usage examples:

A spiteful child, that was a spiteful thing to say!

adjective

Seeking to harm someone in return for a perceived injury.

Usage examples:

A vengeful ex-con

adjective

Desiring to hurt someone, often violently, in order to punish that person for having hurt you

Usage examples:

We are not vengeful people but we want justice.

adjective

(of an animal, especially a snake) secreting venom; capable of injecting venom by means of a bite or sting.

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A leading expert on venomous snakes

adjective

A venomous snake, insect, etc., produces venom (= a poisonous liquid that can be put into another animal's body by biting or stinging)

Usage examples:

Possible hazards include mosquitoes, sandflies, and venomous snakes., the florida cottonmouth snake…

adjective

Deliberately cruel or violent.

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A vicious assault

adjective

Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

adjective

(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent

Usage examples:

I don’t believe he is a vicious dog., the few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written a…

adjective

Having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge.

Usage examples:

The criticism was both vindictive and personalized