Difference between Malevolent and Malicious

MALEVOLENT vs MALICIOUS: NOUN

Extremely malevolent or malicious
Having or exerting a malignant influence
Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
Having a harmful influence.
Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.
Having or displaying ill will; wishing harm on others
Having an evil or harmful influence
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

Having the nature of or resulting from malice
Done with malice.
Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice
With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse.
The desertion of a wife or husband without just cause.
A wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause.
Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
Deliberately harmful; spiteful
Wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred

Having an evil disposition toward another or others; wishing evil to others; rejoicing in another's misfortune; malicious; hostile.
In astrology, tending to exert an evil influence: thus, Saturn is said to be a malevolent planet.
Synonyms Evil-minded, ill-disposed, spiteful, resentful, bitter, rancorous, malignant. See animosity.

Synonyms Evil-minded, ill-disposed, spiteful, resentful. See animosity.
An action brought by the sufferer to recover damages from the person who set on foot such a prosecution.
The committing of physical injury to personal property of another; injury to property, from wantonness or malice, as distinguished from theft.
Proceeding from extreme hatred or ill-will; dictated by malice: as, a malicious report.
Indulging in or feeling malice; harboring ill-will, enmity, or hostility; actively malevolent; malignant in heart: often used in a lighter sense, implying mischievousness with some ill-will.

Mischievous, Cattish, Beady eyed, Venomed, Catty, Bitchy, Poisonous, Venomous, Vicious, Malicious, Malignant, Malefic, Malign, Maleficent, Evil

Fraudulent, Despiteful, Cattish, Beady eyed, Venomed, Vixenish, Leering, Catty, Bitchy, Poisonous, Venomous, Spiteful, Vicious, Vindictive, Malevolent

Mischievous, Venomed, Cattish, Beady eyed, Catty, Bitchy, Poisonous, Venomous, Vicious, Malicious, Malignant, Malefic, Malign, Maleficent, Evil

Fraudulent, Venomed, Despiteful, Cattish, Beady eyed, Vixenish, Leering, Catty, Bitchy, Poisonous, Venomous, Spiteful, Vicious, Vindictive, Malevolent

Delay the PPS serves to impede malevolent attacks.
His actions were panicky, not spiteful or malevolent.
Nicasio uses dueling terms for more malevolent ends.
Or, perhaps, it is the angel, turned malevolent.
It bears a form both wretched and malevolent.
Its color is dark, but not malevolent looking.
Or did something greater guide this malevolent mind?
The malevolent consequences of sin are very real.
Still others embraced the lie for malevolent purposes.
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Malicious software might steal personal information, lock devices until a ransom is paid, use devices to send spam, or download other malicious software.
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Include or introduce any malicious content such as malware, Trojan horses, spyware, cancelbots or other viruses and malicious codes.
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Thunderbird cannot protect your device if you open malicious attachments or click on malicious links.
URLs, malicious file paths, and malicious registry keys at low false positive rates.