Malevolence (Noun)
Meaning 1
The quality of threatening evil.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The malevolence in her eyes made it clear she wasn't just angry, she was planning something.
- The villagers believed the abandoned mansion was imbued with a dark malevolence that would harm anyone who entered.
- As he gazed up at the crumbling castle, he felt an eerie malevolence emanating from the towers above.
- Her once friendly smile had warped into a sinister expression that exuded malevolence and spite.
- The film's use of dark imagery and twisted sound effects amplified the malevolence that pulsed through every scene.