malévolent

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

malévolent

borrowed from Latin malevolens (malevolent) which gave malevolent in English and malevolente in Spanish and Portuguese. This word is absent from common dictionaries, although some authors have used it in their works. Today, it seems to be mainly an anglicism used in place of the word malevolent.

Definitions

Synonym

malveillant

Antonym

bénévolent