Bad
Malign
Malign adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: both parties to the divorce showed a malign desire to make each other's future life utterly miserable
Bad is a synonym for malign in evil topic. You can use "Bad" instead an adjective "Malign", if it concerns topics such as hurtful, adverse, harmful. slang substitute
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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At the beginning of the sequel, Profion is dead and Damodar has ascended to the mantle of Big Bad — whereupon he, too becomes completely impotent, and has to rely on the lich Klaxx the Malign to do everything for him.
Source: Dragon-in-Chief
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