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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.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ma•li•cious (mə lish′əs),USA pronunciation adj. - full of, characterized by, or showing malice;
malevolent;
spiteful:malicious gossip. - Lawvicious, wanton, or mischievous in motivation or purpose.
- Latin malitiōsus. See malice, -ous
- Old French
- Middle English malicius 1175–1225
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