Disdainful
Disdainful adjective - Feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern.
Usage example: a disdainful attitude toward people who work as waiters and waitresses
Malevolent and disdainful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malevolent" instead an adjective "Disdainful".
Malevolent
Malevolent adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.
Usage example: the novel grossly oversimplified the conflict as a struggle between relentlessly malevolent villains on one side and faultless saints on the other
Disdainful and malevolent are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disdainful" instead an adjective "Malevolent".
Nearby Words: malevolence, malevolently
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