malice
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈmælɪs/
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malicia
- Never explain by malice what can be understood through incompetence.
- acts of malice
- actual malice
- prove malice
In practice they become malice and cruelty.
- In practice they become malice and cruelty.
- I know that there's no malice behind anything.
- And those appealing to compassion or to malice will make no headway.
- I don't use that to justify harm or malice, and that's fine.
- And I would never attribute to malice anything that can be attributed to accident.
- Never explain by malice what can be understood through incompetence.
- If you act in such a way, the law will imply that you had the malice for murder.
- And back then I would not have attributed it to malice.
- One thing that I I do always want to be careful of is when we ascribe malice to people's actions.
- There was no malice and hurt or anger in anything that I did.
- You know, I think that cisgender actors don't take trans roles out of malice.
- This is a dog has no malice, doesn't is is nothing but eager to please.
- I would attribute this to malice and greed, but Stockton Rush chose to pilot this debt trap himself.
- The accusations were made by people who were actuated by malice and who were purposefully trying to destroy my career.
Examples
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She expressed malice when she intentionally spread false rumors about her coworker.
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There was no malice and hurt or anger in anything that I did.
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But there is a difference between malice and a mistake.
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l have no malice toward either of you.
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What's a little malice between friends?
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- Granted, he used you... but not out of malice.
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What must again be noted is the absence of malice in the joke.
Academic text (2000) -
I did it not out of any anger, malice, or ill will.
Academic text (1992) -
I know that there's no malice behind anything.
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I have served my country throughout my life and in whatever position I was assigned to, in faithfulness, with a pure heart, and without malice.
Synonyms
549
1.0
A very strong dislike that can make you want to harm someone
394
1.9
A very strong dislike that can make a person want to hurt others
322
4.4
A feeling of wanting to hurt or annoy someone
22
7.3
A strong feeling of anger that makes you want to hurt others
19
5.3
A strong feeling of dislike or anger toward someone
19
9.0
A strong feeling of hate toward someone or something
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8.0
A strong feeling of hatred toward people or groups
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8.8
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
2
7.5
A wish to hurt or make other people suffer
1
9.3
An intention to harm someone or act for bad reasons
1
9.9
A strong wish to hurt or cause pain to other people
1
7.4
A wish to hurt, upset, or annoy other people
A feeling of wanting to harm other people
Antonyms
Compounds
How Malicious
Surface Forms
Etymology
Malice comes from the old root mal- meaning 'bad' or 'evil', the same idea behind words like malfunction. So malice is like a 'bad wish' toward someone, which is why it means the intention to cause harm.