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malice
[ mal-is ]
noun
- 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.
Synonyms: , , , , , , , , , ,
Antonyms: ,
- Law. evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others.
malice
/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the desire to do harm or mischief
- evil intent
- law the state of mind with which an act is committed and from which the intent to do wrong may be inferred See also malice aforethought
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of malice1
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Example Sentences
He stripped Krebs of his security clearance, and in an act of sheer, gratuitous malice, he did the same to the people Krebs works with at his security firm.
Trump's actual reasons for imposing tariffs are a combination of off-the-charts stupidity and malice.
He acted "from impulse, not malice", James Dwyer SC told the court.
The "hobbling" scene—she uses a sledgehammer to break Paul’s ankles—elevated her to canonical b***h status: a cunning, brutal and mercurial harridan who hides her malice behind a folksy façade.
"This was no malice, this was her trying to do what's right, and get to school on time."
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