malevolence

Plural: malevolences

Noun

wishing evil to others
the quality of threatening evil
Hostile attitude or feeling.
Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

Examples

He said it with malevolence.
to show someone malevolence

Origin / Etymology

From Middle French malevolence, from Latin malevolentia (“malevolence”), derived from malevolēns (“malevolent”).

Synonyms

malevolency, malice, malignity, ill-will, spite

Antonyms

benevolence

Scrabble Score: 18

malevolence: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
malevolence: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
malevolence: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 24

malevolence: valid Words With Friends Word