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Malevolence vs Wickedness - What's the difference?

malevolence | wickedness |

As nouns the difference between malevolence and wickedness

is that malevolence is hostile attitude or feeling while wickedness is the state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.

malevolence

English

Noun

(-)
  • Hostile attitude or feeling.
    • To show someone malevolence .
    He said it with malevolence .
  • Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

    • Synonyms

    * (attitude or feeling) ill-will, malice, spite

    wickedness

    English

    (wikipedia wickedness)

    Noun

    (es)
  • The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
  • * 2005 , (Plato), Sophist . Translation by Lesley Brown. .
    • We speak of wickedness as something in the soul different from virtue.
  • A wicked or sinful thing or act; morally bad or objectionable behaviour.

    • Quotations

    * *: And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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