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malign^ malicious^ malefic = malevolent = evil : malevolence = malice =
malignity : hostility = enmity = antagonism : adversary = antagonist = opponent
: animus = animosity = bad blood : inimical
• (malicious)- full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent;
spiteful, ( );But when I examined myself and my condition
closely it seemed as if what had befallen me was the result of a malicious or
blind chance. — The Story of My Life;
• (malefic)- productive of evil; malign; doing harm;
baneful; Some malefic force seemed to dwell here. — South Wind
• (malevolent)- wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-
disposed; malicious, ( ); To describe him as a malevolent, vicious,
brutal dolt, liar, coward, bully, and thief would be shameless flattery. — F
;SF; - vol 097 issue 01 - July 1999;
• (hostility)- the state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity; I learned from
the servants that all new girls in this house were treated with cold intolerance
by the others, but in my case the hostility was an active one. — Madeleine An
Autobiography;
• (amity)- friendship; peaceful harmony, ( ,
); The consul and his family received us with
great amity, and offered us hospitality. — Biographies of Distinguished
Scientific Men;
• (antagonism)- an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or
conflicting group, ( ); She felt a slow stir of antagonism, a
defensive gathering of her spirit as against an intruder. — The Emigrant Trail;
• (adversary)- a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent;
enemy; foe; To overcome your adversary was the great affair of life. —
Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard;
• (animus)- strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity, ( ,
); Some appeal to the eagerness of the early Christians to exalt the
virginity of Mary, This is certainly the animus of many apocryphal legends.
— The Life of Jesus of Nazareth;
• (animosity)- a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to
display itself in action, ( , ); This animosity was relieved
by a mitigating influence in one direction only. — The English Church in the
Eighteenth Century;
• (inimical)- unfriendly; hostile, ( ; ); His face showed the effect of
a sleepless night, and wore an expression inimical to all mankind—The