Definitions
- Describing a person who has an evil or harmful intent towards others. - Referring to an action or behavior that is intended to cause harm or injury to someone. - Talking about a feeling or attitude of ill-will or hostility towards others.
- Describing a person who takes pleasure in causing harm or distress to others. - Referring to an action or behavior that is intentionally harmful or spiteful towards someone. - Talking about a feeling or attitude of wanting to cause harm or injury to others.
List of Similarities
- 1Both words describe negative intentions or actions towards others.
- 2Both words suggest a desire to cause harm or injury.
- 3Both words can be used to describe people, actions, or attitudes.
- 4Both words have negative connotations and are associated with bad behavior.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Malevolent emphasizes the harmful intent or attitude towards others, while malicious emphasizes the pleasure or satisfaction derived from causing harm.
- 2Intensity: Malevolent suggests a more serious and extreme level of harm or injury, while malicious can refer to less severe actions or behaviors.
- 3Usage: Malevolent is more commonly used to describe people or attitudes, while malicious is more versatile and can be used to describe both people and actions.
- 4Formality: Malevolent is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language, while malicious is more commonly used and can be employed in various formality levels.
Remember this!
Malevolent and malicious are synonyms that describe negative intentions or actions towards others. However, malevolent emphasizes the harmful intent or attitude towards others, while malicious emphasizes the pleasure or satisfaction derived from causing harm. Malevolent is more formal and less commonly used in everyday language, while malicious is more versatile and can be employed in various formality levels.
