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Definition of Malevolence

1. Noun. Wishing evil to others.

Definition of Malevolence

1. n. The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice.

Definition of Malevolence

1. Noun. Hostile attitude or feeling. ¹

2. Noun. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Malevolence

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Malevolence

1. The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of Malice. Origin: L. Malevolentia. See Malevolent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Malevolence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1907)
"The only pleasures and pains of the extra-regarding class are those of benevolence and those of malevolence : all the rest are self-regarding 3. p . ..."

2. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Joseph Jacobs (1892)
"Let Homer nod now and then and affect some negligence in valour or in intellect—not in prudence—so as to disarm malevolence, or at least to prevent its ..."

3. The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index, and by Joseph Addison, Richard Steele (1853)
"This frequently cuts off charity from the greatest objects of compassion, and inspires people with a malevolence towards those poor decrepid parts of our ..."

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