1) characterized by ill will or hatred
2) having， showing， or arising from intense often vicious ill will， spite， or hatred
malevolent ----- having or showing often vicious ill-will， spite， or hatred
malevolent---malicious; evil; having or showing ill will： “Some early American colonists saw the wilderness as malevolent and sought to control it.”
Synonyms： evil， hateful， vicious， vindictive
malevolent 《》 well-meaning; polite， benevolent， benign， flattering， good
The novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other.
【近】 cruel， despiteful， evil， malicious， malign， malignant， mean， nasty， spiteful， vicious， virulent
【反】 benevolent， benign， benignant 善意的，和善的
【派】 malevolence n. 恶意，恶毒
His angry glare gave away his malevolent intentions.