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malice
malice /ˈmæl.ɪs/ noun [U]
1 F0 the wish to harm or upset other people: » There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments.» FORMAL I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him).Thesaurus+: ↑Unkind, cruel and unfeeling , ↑Violent or aggressive , ↑Treating people or animals badly , ↑Insults and abusewith malice aforethought LEGAL2 F0 To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting. Thesaurus+: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Plotting and trapping |