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malevolence definition

ma·levo·lence (mə lev′ə ləns)

noun

the quality or state of being malevolent; malice; spitefulness; ill will

Etymology: ME malyvolence < OFr malivolence < L malevolentia

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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