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

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malice [ˈmælɪs] n → méchanceté f, malveillance f

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malice [ˈmælɪs] n → Bosheit f

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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. kwaadwilligheid حِقْد، ضَغينَه، مَكْر злоба zloba, nepřátelství ondskabsfuldhed diee Böswilligkeit κακία, δόλος malicia kuri kavatsus بد خواهی paha aikomus méchanceté זָדוֹן द्वेष, दुर्भाव, दुर्भावना zloba rosszindulat kejahatan illgirni, meinfÿsni malanimo 悪意 악의 pikta valia, pikti kėslai ļaunprātība niat jahat kwaadaardigheid ondskap; nag, sjikane złośliwość maldade răutate злой умысел zloba, nenávisť zloba pakost illvilja ความมุ่งร้าย kötülük 惡意 злоба کینہ، کپٹ ác ý 恶意

adj malˈicious [-ʃəs]

She took a malicious pleasure in hurting others. kwaadwillige حَقود، خَبيث، ماكِر злобен zlomyslný ondskabsfuld boshaft μοχθηρός malicioso õel بد اندیش vahingoniloinen méchant זְדוֹנִי दुर्भावपूर्ण, नटखट zloban rosszindulatú jahat illgjarn, meinfÿsinn malevolo 意地悪な 악의가 있는 piktas, piktavališkas ļaunprātīgs; ļauns perbuatan niat jahat kwaadaardig ondsinnet, hatefull złośliwy maldoso rău­tă­cios злобный zlomyseľný zloben pakosan illvillig มุ่งร้าย kötü niyetli 有惡意的 злісний, злий بغض، بیر پر مبنی có ác tâm 有恶意的

adv maˈliciously

kwaadwillig بِحِقْد، بِخُبْث злобно zlomyslně ondskabsfuldt boshaft μοχθηρά con malicia, maliciosamente kuritahtlikult بد اندیشانه ilkikurisesti avec méchanceté בְּזָדוֹן दुर्भावपूर्वक zlobno rosszindulatúan secara jahat illgirnislega con malanimo 意地悪く 악의를 갖고 piktai ļaunprātīgi; ļauni dengan niat jahat kwaadaardig ondsinnet, hatefullt złośliwie maldosamente cu răutate; maliţios злобно zlomyseľne zlobno pakosno illvilligt อย่างมุ่งร้าย kötü niyetle 惡意地 злісно; умисно بری نیت سے một cách ác ý 恶意地