Difference between Malevolence and Malice

What is the difference between Malevolence and Malice?

Malevolence as a noun is hostile attitude or feeling. while Malice as a noun is intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. to take pleasure in another's misfortune.

Malevolence

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Hostile attitude or feeling. Behavior exhibiting a hostile attitude.

Malice

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. To take pleasure in another's misfortune.

Example sentence: I'm not full of malice, but I do dislike Neil Diamond a lot, and I'm sorry that I've done a Neil Diamond song.

We hope you now know whether to use Malevolence or Malice in your sentence.

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