ma ‧ lev ‧ o ‧ lent /məˈlevələnt/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: malevolens 'wishing evil' ]
a malevolent person wants to harm other people SYN evil OPP benevolent
malevolent look/stare/smile etc
He gave her a dark, malevolent look.
—malevolence noun [uncountable]
—malevolently adverb