Like the words above, one of these words is bad one and the other is a good one.
Benevolence means an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts: “Mother Teresa’s benevolence is known all over the world”.
Malevolence means having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious: “Politicians generally display malevolence towards their opponents.”
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mal-, male-, mali-
(Latin: bad, badly, harsh, wrong; ill; evil; abnormal, defective; used primarily as a prefix)
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Malnutrition,Malpractices
Malevolent,Malediction
Malign
bene-, ben-, beni-
(Latin: good, well)
benefit,benevolence