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English

Etymology
From the L. malevolentia, derived from malevolens|mal�volens (malevolent).

Noun
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1. hostile|Hostile attitude or feeling.

#: To show someone malevolence.
#: He said it with malevolence.

1. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

Synonyms
(attitude or feeling) ill-will, malice, spite

Translations
trans-top|hostile feeling and attitude
Finnish: pahantahtoisuus
German: Böswilligkeit f, Missgunst f
Italian: melavolenza
Kurdish: bedniyetî f, belakirrî f
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Latin: malevolentia
Polish: wrogo��
Spanish: malevolencia f
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