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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mal•ice /ˈmælɪs/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- a desire to inflict harm or suffering on another:His malice toward his opponent did not stop after the election.
ma•li•cious /məˈlɪʃəs/USA pronunciation adj.: His malicious attempts to discredit her backfired. ma•li•cious•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mal•ice (mal′is),USA pronunciation n. - desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness:the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy.
- Lawevil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others.
- Latin malitia. See mal-, -ice
- Old French
- Middle English 1250–1300
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ill will, spite, spitefulness; animosity, enmity; malevolence; venom, hate, hatred; bitterness, rancor. See grudge.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged benevolence, goodwill.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: malice /ˈmælɪs/ n - the desire to do harm or mischief
- evil intent
- the state of mind with which an act is committed and from which the intent to do wrong may be inferred
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus evil |