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- DictionaryMal·ice/ˈmaləs/
noun
- 1. the intention or desire to do evil; ill will: "I bear no malice toward anybody"
1. : desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another. an attack motivated by pure malice. 2. : intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse. ruined her reputation and did it with malice. see also malice aforethought. Did you know? Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice.
Malice definition: desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness. See examples of MALICE used in a sentence.
MALICE definition: 1. the wish to harm or upset other people: 2. To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought…. Learn more.
Malice isn't just any evil, though: it's evil done intentionally by someone seeking to do harm. People feel malice for people they hate. Malice is even stronger than spite. Out of all the emotions and thoughts you can have, malice is one of the most dangerous.
MALICE meaning: 1. the wish to harm or upset other people: 2. To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought…. Learn more.
1. A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite. 2. Law. a. The intent to commit an unlawful act without justification or excuse. b. An improper motive for an action, such as desire to cause injury to another. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin malitia, from malus, bad; see mel- in Indo-European roots .]
malice. noun. /ˈmælɪs/. /ˈmælɪs/. [uncountable] Idioms. a desire to harm somebody caused by a feeling of hate. She is entirely without malice. out of malice He sent the letter out of malice. He certainly bears you no malice (= does not want to harm you).
Malice is behaviour that is intended to harm people or their reputations, or cause them embarrassment and upset. There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits. There was no malice on his part.
Malice definition: A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.
MALICE meaning: the feeling of wanting to harm or upset someone: . Learn more.
