malignant spirit

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Alongside his wife, Lorraine, he works as a paranormal investigator, and this is hardly his first tête-à-tête with a malignant spirit.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2021

He seemed to be a most malignant spirit.

From The Mandarin's Fan by Hume, Fergus

However bad, however depraved the human mind, it still leans to mercy: the power to dispose of another man's life is generally sufficient for the most malignant spirit in its thirst for vengeance.

From Nuts and Nutcrackers by Lever, Charles James

He brooded over his ill-fortune till his blood was tinctured with acid and his heart soured; a malignant spirit spread its dark wings over him.

From Sketches of the Covenanters by McFeeters, J. C.

Revenge, too, how dost thou, malignant spirit, fall into the trap thou hast thyself laid, as will be soon seen!

From The Seven Champions of Christendom by Kingston, William Henry Giles