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

If Dick had deliberately planned to tempt him, he had chosen the time well; and if he had not done it deliberately, there must have been a malignant spirit abroad that day.

From The Uphill Climb by Bower, B. M.

There is scarcely any malignant spirit, from a loup-garou to an ague, which cannot be found in the deserts of Aquitaine.

From Béarn and the Pyrenees A Legendary Tour to the Country of Henri Quatre by Costello, Louisa Stuart

Bruce himself wondered if the malignant spirit of Slim was lingering on the river to harry him as he had in life.

From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline

The whole campaign which had terminated so gloriously, was criticised in the most unjust and malignant spirit.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various