wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"
A malevolent person deliberately tries to cause harm or evil. Her stare was malevolent, her mouth a thin line. benevolent + malevolence ma·levo·lence a rare streak of malevolence. benevolence + malevolently ma·levo·lent·ly Mark watched him malevolently. a malevolent person wants to harm other people = evil benevolent malevolent look/stare/smile etc (malevolens )