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Malevolent vs Unbenign - What's the difference?

malevolent | unbenign |

As adjectives the difference between malevolent and unbenign

is that malevolent is having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others while unbenign is not benign; malevolent.

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

    unbenign

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not benign; malevolent.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2008, date=March 16, author=Benjamin Black, title=The Lemur, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=They gave him, those eyes, the look of being always meanly at work on some extended, crafty and unbenign calculation. }}