Evil and Malignant

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Evil adjective – Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.

Malignant is a synonym for evil in attitude topic. In some cases you can use "Malignant" instead an adjective "Evil", when it comes to topics like sinful, wicked, malevolent, harmful.

Nearby Word: evilly

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Malignant adjective – Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Usage example: a malignant wish to lash out at everyone who was smarter, richer, or better-looking than he was

Evil is a synonym for malignant in attitude topic. You can use "Evil" instead an adjective "Malignant", if it concerns topics such as uncontrollable.

character	evil character	malignant character
force	evil force	malignant force
god	evil god	malignant god
example	evil example	malignant example
Other nouns: personality, influence, game, monster, demon, spirits, forces.

They worship a malignant god, which involves blood sacrifices, mass murder, human processing and overall plenty of evil, demented stuff.

Source: Religion of Evil
They voodoo in that they are created by the malignant, evil/chaotic influence of Perimal Darkling.

Source: Voodoo Zombie
Evil Is Not a Toy: What many folks learn when they try to bend the various malignant forces in the stories to their own purposes.

Source: Creator / Junji Ito

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