malice

mal·ice  (mls)

n.

1. A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.

2. Law The intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin malitia, from malus, bad; see mel-³ in Indo-European roots.]

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malice [mal-iss]

Noun

the desire to do harm or cause mischief to others [Latin malus evil]

malicious adj
maliciously adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	malice - feeling a need to see others suffer maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom malevolence, malignity - wishing evil to others
	2.	malice - the quality of threatening evil malevolency, malevolence bitchiness, cattiness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness - malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty cruelness, cruelty, harshness - the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance beastliness, meanness - the quality of being deliberately mean evilness, evil - the quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice; "attempts to explain the origin of evil in the world"

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malice

noun spite, animosity, enmity, hate, hatred, bitterness, venom, spleen, rancour, bad blood, ill will, animus, malevolence, vindictiveness, evil intent, malignity, spitefulness, vengefulness, maliciousness

Translations

malice [ˈmælɪs] n (= ill will) → malicia (= rancour); rencor m

malice [ˈmælɪs] n → méchanceté f, malveillance f

malice [ˈmælɪs] n → Bosheit f

malice [ˈmælɪs] n → malevolenza

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malice

n malice [ˈmӕlis]

the wish to harm other people etc There was no malice intended in what she said.kwaadwilligheidحِقْد، ضَغينَه، مَكْرзлобаzloba, nepřátelstvíondskabsfuldheddiee Böswilligkeitκακία, δόλοςmaliciakuri kavatsusبد خواهیpaha aikomusméchancetéזָדוֹןद्वेष, दुर्भाव, दुर्भावनाzlobarosszindulatkejahatanillgirni, meinfÿsnimalanimo悪意악의pikta valia, pikti kėslaiļaunprātībaniat jahatkwaadaardigheidondskap; nag, sjikanezłośliwośćmaldaderăutateзлой умыселzloba, nenávisťzlobapakostillviljaความมุ่งร้ายkötülük惡意злобаکینہ، کپٹác ý恶意

adj malˈicious [-ʃəs]

She took a malicious pleasure in hurting others.kwaadwilligeحَقود، خَبيث، ماكِرзлобенzlomyslnýondskabsfuldboshaftμοχθηρόςmaliciosoõelبد اندیشvahingoniloinenméchantזְדוֹנִיदुर्भावपूर्ण, नटखटzlobanrosszindulatújahatillgjarn, meinfÿsinnmalevolo意地悪な악의가 있는piktas, piktavališkasļaunprātīgs; ļaunsperbuatan niat jahatkwaadaardigondsinnet, hatefullzłośliwymaldosorău­tă­ciosзлобныйzlomyseľnýzlobenpakosanillvilligมุ่งร้ายkötü niyetli有惡意的злісний, злийبغض، بیر پر مبنیcó ác tâm有恶意的

adv maˈliciously

kwaadwilligبِحِقْد، بِخُبْثзлобноzlomyslněondskabsfuldtboshaftμοχθηράcon malicia, maliciosamentekuritahtlikultبد اندیشانهilkikurisestiavec méchancetéבְּזָדוֹןदुर्भावपूर्वकzlobnorosszindulatúansecara jahatillgirnislegacon malanimo意地悪く악의를 갖고piktaiļaunprātīgi; ļaunidengan niat jahatkwaadaardigondsinnet, hatefulltzłośliwiemaldosamentecu răutate; maliţiosзлобноzlomyseľnezlobnopakosnoillvilligtอย่างมุ่งร้ายkötü niyetle惡意地злісно; умисноبری نیت سےmột cách ác ý恶意地