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Synonyms for MALICIOUS: vicious, cruel, hateful, nasty, malevolent, spiteful, malignant, bad; Antonyms of MALICIOUS: benign, benevolent, loving, sympathetic, good, kind, warm, compassionate.
adjective. us / məˈlɪʃ·əs / Add to word list. intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation: He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities. (Definition of malicious from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) malicious | Business English. adjective.
adjective. /məˈlɪʃəs/ having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate synonym malevolent, spiteful. malicious gossip/lies/rumours. He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said. Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?
wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred. beady-eyed. having eyes that gleam with malice. bitchy, cattish, catty. marked by or arising from malice. poisonous, venomous, vicious. marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful. venomed. full of malice or hate. vixenish. shrewish and malicious. see more.
The meaning of MALICE is desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another. How to use malice in a sentence. Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice Synonym Discussion of Malice.
2 days ago · adjective. If you describe someone's words or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset . That might merely have been malicious gossip. She described the charges as malicious. Synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, malignant, vicious More Synonyms of malicious.
adjective. uk / məˈlɪʃəs / us. Add to word list. intended to harm or upset someone: malicious gossip. malicious adjective (COMPUTING) Malicious software or computer programs are designed to damage other people's computers and prevent them from working normally: malicious programs.
