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- DictionaryMal·ice/ˈmaləs/
noun
- 1. the intention or desire to do evil; ill will: "I bear no malice toward anybody"
malice, malevolence, ill will, spite, malignity, spleen, grudge mean the desire to see another experience pain, injury, or distress. malice implies a deep-seated often unexplainable desire to see another suffer.
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 meaning: 1. the wish to harm or upset other people: 2. To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought…. Learn more.
Malice is the intention to cause harm. If someone feels malice toward you, look out! They've got bad intentions.
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 noun. Meaning & use. I. Malicious intent. I.1.a. a1325–. The intention or desire to do evil or cause injury to another person; active ill will or hatred. In later use also in weakened sense: mischievous intent, the desire to discomfort. a1325.
