Evil
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Intending to harm; malevolent. Morally corrupt. (of a smell) Unpleasant.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The forces/behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good. Evil generally seeks own benefit at the expense of others and is based on general malevolence. Any particular individual or state which may follow these forces or behaviors.
Example sentence: Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Malign
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.malevolent.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make defamatory statements about someone or something.
Example sentence: Having consumed election influence intelligence across various analytic communities, it is clear to me that different groups of analysts who focus on election threats from different countries are using different terminology to communicate the same malign actions.