Definition of malevolent | Bee Dictionary of English

s wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
a gossipy malevolent old woman
failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful
s having or exerting a malignant influence
malevolent stars

There is a dark, malevolent side to Steven's personality that makes me uncomfortable.
According to Haitian belief, a zombie is an individual who has been "killed" and then raised from the dead by malevolent voodoo priests known as "bocors.
American business has had its share of imaginative entrepreneurs, malevolent bosses, boardroom plotters who hatch late-night coups, strategic decision makers who make disastrous .

An innocent man
Is the malevolent spirit of the Salem witch hunts and the Spanish Inquisition alive and prevalent in
June 14, 2013 - The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Darrell Issa's Surprising Compromise to Fix the Post Office
Postal worker unions and their mostly Democratic allies in Congress sometimes portray Darrell Issa as a malevolent figure bent on destroying the U.S. Postal Service.
June 14, 2013 - BusinessWeek
Titanfall's contrast between agility and agitation
There is a stark contrast between pilots and titans in Titanfall , the new multiplayer-centric shooter from Respawn Entertainment. As a footsoldier, players are mice - hard to hit and scurrying from one crumbled hovel to the next. The titans stand tall, lumbering death dealers in a constant sense of agitation, ever at the ready and percolating with malevolent intent. It makes for a very ...
June 12, 2013 - Joystiq

Anil Kakodkar in Economic Times
Somebody deliberately put the tritiated water vials into a drinking water cooler. Therefore, we are investigating who is behind the malevolent act,Mr Kakodkar said.
Jennifer Love Hewitt in MTV.com
The chance to create my very own comic, and a horror/thriller at that, is like a very fun nightmare come true,said Hewitt. "I've always been fascinated by the notion that an inanimate object can hold as much malevolent energy as a human...
Oliver Stone in Variety
The consistency between Gordon Gekko and Michael Douglas was in their charisma and passion,says Stone, "except that Gekko's motives were malevolent. But both are survivors -- men who find a way to succeed, who have willed themselves to...