malevolente

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin malevolentem, from male (“badly, wrongly”) +‎ volēns (“willing, wishing”), from volō (“to wish”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.le.voˈlẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.le.voˈlẽ.te/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.lɨ.vuˈlẽ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.lɨ.buˈlẽ.tɨ/ [mɐ.lɨ.βuˈlẽ.tɨ]

(Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌmalevoˈlẽti]

Adjective

malevolente m or f (plural malevolentes)

malevolent
Synonyms: malévolo, maléfico, maldoso, mal-intencionado

Antonym: benevolente

Related terms

malevolentemente

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