Ill-will in Malayalam

Ill-will towards a person is വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham), the word for settled hostility and animosity. Pronounce vid-we-sham with a clear w. It is strong, used of communal hatred as much as of a private grudge.

Most common translation

വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham)

Enmity, hatred, animosity, ill-will, disgust.

ആരോടും മനസ്സിൽ വിദ്വേഷം വെക്കരുത്.

aarodum manassil vidwesham vekkaruthu.

Do not keep hatred in your mind towards anyone.

All Malayalam words for “ill-will”

vidwesham is hostile ill-will, while ishtakked and neerasam are milder displeasure and dislike, and mushikkuka or mushiyuka describe stirring up or showing ill-will.

Common questions

How do you say ill-will in Malayalam?

വിദ്വേഷം (vidwesham), enmity or ill-will.

Is there a gentler word?

neerasam, displeasure or distaste, is much milder.