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Definition of malevolence noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

malevolence

noun
 
/məˈlevələns/
 
/məˈlevələns/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. a desire to harm other people synonym malice
    • an act of pure malevolence
    opposite benevolence
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