malevolent
wishing harm or evil to others
Word origin: From Latin male, badly, and velle, to wish.
Malevolent in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing malevolent in a sentence.
There was something malevolent in the way he smiled at his defeated foe.
Critics read the corporation's malevolent disregard for safety in its repeated suppression of internal warnings.
Quick GRE check
3 questions, about 2 minutes. How would you do on the real test?
Verbal · Text Completion
The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “malevolent” well
Malevolent means actively wishing harm or evil on others, a stronger and more deliberate term than merely unkind. It describes ill will, not just unpleasant behavior.
More GRE words starting with M
disturbing and horrifying because concerned with death
a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of authority, or a heavy spiked club used as a weapon
to soften or break down by soaking in liquid
a scheming or crafty plot intended to do harm
a violent whirlpool or scene of turbulent disorder
having or showing great authority and command
the quality of being generous, noble-minded, and forgiving, especially toward rivals or enemies
generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival or weaker party
Questions about “malevolent”
See these words the way the GRE tests them.
Take the free 39-minute GRE Quick Mock Test and meet words like this inside real Text Completion and Sentence Equivalence questions, with a worked solution for every answer.