| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| malevolence |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ma·lev·o·lence |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m -l v -lns |
| NOUN: | 1. The quality or state of being malevolent. 2. Malicious behavior. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old French malivolence, from Latin malevolentia, from malevol ns, malevolent-, malevolent : male, badly; see mel-3 in Appendix I + volns, present participle of velle, to want; see wel-1 in Appendix I.
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