malveillance

Definitions of malveillance
  1. noun
    quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will
    synonyms: malice, méchanceté
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    mal
    the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
  2. noun
    the feeling of a hostile person
    synonyms: hostilité, inimitié
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    hostilité, méchanceté
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    antagonisme, hostilité
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
    agression
    a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack
    rancoeur, rancune
    a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
    rancoeur
    a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
    jalousie
    a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
    type of:
    haine
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
  3. noun
    wishing evil to others
    synonyms: malice
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    bienveillance
    disposition to do good
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    méchanceté
    feeling a need to see others suffer
    vengeance
    a malevolent desire for revenge
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    haine
    the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
  4. noun
    the quality of threatening evil
    synonyms: malice, méchanceté
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    méchanceté, vacherie
    malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
    agressivité, bestialité, cruauté, dureté
    the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
    bestialité
    the quality of being deliberately mean
    agressivité, barbarie, bestialité, cruauté, sauvagerie
    the trait of extreme cruelty
    soif de sang
    cruelty evidence by a capability to commit murder
    type of:
    mal
    the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
  5. noun
    feeling a need to see others suffer
    synonyms: méchanceté
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    malice
    wishing evil to others
  6. noun
    the quality of being unpleasant
    synonyms: hostilité, méchanceté
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    désagrément
    the quality of giving displeasure
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