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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.lɨ.vuˈlẽ.tɨ/

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

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌmalevoˈlẽti]

Adjective

malevolente m or f (plural malevolentes)

1. malevolent

   Synonyms: malévolo, maléfico, maldoso, mal-intencionado

   Antonym: benevolente

Related terms

• malevolentemente