malice
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin malitia (“badness, bad quality, ill-will, spite”), from malus (“bad”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
malice (uncountable)
- Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
- 1981, Philip K. Dick, Valis, ISBN 0-553-20594-3, page 67:
- […] not only was there no gratitude (which he could psychologically handle) but downright malice showed itself instead.
- 1981, Philip K. Dick, Valis, ISBN 0-553-20594-3, page 67:
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Translations [edit]
intention to harm
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External links [edit]
- malice in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- malice in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Esperanto [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈmalitse/
- Hyphenation: mal‧ice
Adverb [edit]
malice
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old French, from Latin malitia.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ma.lis/
Noun [edit]
malice f (plural malices)
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