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Malevolent vs Invidious - What's the difference?

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Malevolent is a related term of invidious.


As adjectives the difference between malevolent and invidious

is that malevolent is having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others while invidious is (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating.

malevolent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
  • having an evil or harmful influence

    • Synonyms

    * evil * malicious * See also

    Antonyms

    * benevolent

    Related terms

    * malevolence * malevolently

    invidious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a distinction) offensively or unfairly discriminating
    • The professor made invidious distinctions based only on his own whim.
  • (of an action or task) causing ill will towards the actor; causing offense.
  • (of a thing) causing envy or ill will towards the possessor
  • envious, jealous
  • (obsolete) Hateful; odious; detestable

    • Related terms

    * invidiously * invidiousness

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