malevolence
Wish others harm
Malevolence is the quality of wishing harm or evil upon others—active ill will rather than mere indifference.
The word suggests a deliberate, almost gleeful hostility: There was pure malevolence in his eyes.
Where malice might be petty or personal, malevolence implies something darker and more sustained.
Moral corruption or evil
- villainyCriminal or evil behavior
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
- sinfulnessMoral depravity condition
corruption · nefariousness · diabolical · demonic · satanic · fiendish · infernal · unholy
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
- detestationIntense, thorough hatred
revulsion · enmity · ill-will · bitterness · rancor · venom · animus · aversion
Savage, merciless behavior
- sadismPleasure from inflicting pain
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
- mercilessnessAbsence of compassion or clemency
pitilessness · heartlessness · callousness · savagery · barbarity · inhumanity · ferocity · torment
Disposition toward retaliation
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- vengefulnessCraving for retaliation
- pettinessFocus on insignificant matters
meanness · nastiness · spitefulness · acrimony · pique · schadenfreude · cattiness · bitchiness
Indication of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousnessQuality of seeming threatening
- balefulThreatening harm or misfortune
sinister · danger · peril · dread · terror · fearfulness · glowering
wickedness
Moral corruption or evil
- villainyCriminal or evil behavior
- depravityProfound moral corruption
- iniquityMoral wrongdoing, grave injustice
sinfulness · corruption · nefariousness · diabolical · demonic · satanic · fiendish · infernal · unholy · darkness
animosity
Active, bitter hostility
- antipathyIngrained, intense aversion
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- abhorrenceExtreme hatred or disgust
detestation · revulsion · enmity · ill-will · bitterness · rancor · venom · animus · aversion · contempt
brutality
Savage, merciless behavior
- sadismPleasure from inflicting pain
- viciousnessExtreme cruelty or spite
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
mercilessness · pitilessness · heartlessness · callousness · savagery · barbarity · inhumanity · ferocity · torment · persecution
vindictiveness
Disposition toward retaliation
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- vengefulnessCraving for retaliation
pettiness · meanness · nastiness · spitefulness · acrimony · pique · schadenfreude · cattiness · bitchiness · venomousness
threat
Indication of potential harm
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
- ominousnessQuality of seeming threatening
baleful · sinister · danger · peril · dread · terror · fearfulness · glowering
- bad bloodanimosity, hostility, enmity, resentment, grudge
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, enmity
- vicesgreed, envy, lust, gluttony, vanity
- crueltycruelty, brutality, inhumanity, viciousness, ruthlessness
- malevolencecruelty, viciousness, spite, meanness, nastiness
- maliceill will, spite, venom, hatred, hostility
malevolencebenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
goodwill · kindness · charitableness · charity · kindliness
malevolencebenevolence
Disposition toward doing good
love · affection · lovingness · adoration · devotion
- malevolent spiritsHarmful supernatural beings
- malevolent ghostHarmful supernatural entity