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Definition of malice in English: malicenoun ˈmalɪsˈmæləs mass noun1The desire to harm someone; ill will. I bear no malice towards anybody Example sentencesExamples - His words are spoken quickly, but there is no evidence of direct malice in his tone.
- Slaughter's words don't imply malice or callousness or even apathy.
- Very often I was motivated by malice, but that is not the point.
- The man before us smiled warmly before showing us a toothy grin of pure malice and evil.
- The tiny smile held no malice, no spite, but not much warmth either.
- Meanwhile, the red eyes were still there, glittering and watching in malice and evil.
- Yelled Lori, with pure malice in her eyes.
- There are those who have tainted their blood with evil and malice.
- This time, the devastation resulted not from the malice of evil men, but from the fury of water and wind.
- He bore no malice, his aura was tinged slightly with regret, pain and longing.
- His eyes did not hold the malice they held that day in the forest.
- The big one just stared and the little one maintained that there was no malice intended.
- He took a step closer to her, a mocking malice in his eyes.
- She said carefully, though the malice in her tone wasn't easy to hide.
- There was such malice in her voice that Cat involuntarily took a step back.
- Callaghan did not act out of any malice or evil intent.
- If you scratch the surface, you will see a planet riddled with malice and evil.
- Courtney's playful behavior dropped and pure malice settled over her pixie like features.
- In other words, the NPR broadcast was motivated by sheer malice, based on political disagreement.
- His voice had shock in it but it was still with malice in his voice.
Synonyms spitefulness, spite, malevolence, maliciousness, animosity, hostility, ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, bitterness, venom, vindictiveness, vengefulness, revenge, malignity, malignance, evil intentions, animus, enmity, devilment, devilry, bad blood, backbiting, gall, rancour, spleen, grudge informal bitchiness, cattiness literary maleficence - 1.1Law Wrongful intention, especially as increasing the guilt of certain offences.
Example sentencesExamples - Similarly the doctrine of transferred malice applies to the liability of accessories.
- Nevertheless, the prosecution can contend that the doctrine of transferred malice applies.
- Even the doctrine of transferred malice can be used.
- The privilege could nevertheless be defeated if actual malice was proved by the plaintiff.
- Consequently it limited the damages in such cases unless the plaintiff proved actual malice.
Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus 'bad'. Malice goes back to Latin malus ‘bad’, the source also of malign (Middle English), malaise (mid 18th century), and the first part of malevolent (early 16th century), the second half being from Latin velle ‘to wish’. Since the 15th century malice has been a legal term, found especially in malice aforethought, the intention to kill or harm which distinguishes murder from manslaughter.
Rhymes Alice, chalice, challis, palace, Tallis Definition of malice in US English: malicenounˈmaləsˈmæləs 1The intention or desire to do evil; ill will. I bear no malice toward anybody Example sentencesExamples - He took a step closer to her, a mocking malice in his eyes.
- The tiny smile held no malice, no spite, but not much warmth either.
- She said carefully, though the malice in her tone wasn't easy to hide.
- There was such malice in her voice that Cat involuntarily took a step back.
- The man before us smiled warmly before showing us a toothy grin of pure malice and evil.
- There are those who have tainted their blood with evil and malice.
- His eyes did not hold the malice they held that day in the forest.
- His voice had shock in it but it was still with malice in his voice.
- His words are spoken quickly, but there is no evidence of direct malice in his tone.
- Courtney's playful behavior dropped and pure malice settled over her pixie like features.
- If you scratch the surface, you will see a planet riddled with malice and evil.
- Callaghan did not act out of any malice or evil intent.
- Very often I was motivated by malice, but that is not the point.
- Meanwhile, the red eyes were still there, glittering and watching in malice and evil.
- This time, the devastation resulted not from the malice of evil men, but from the fury of water and wind.
- He bore no malice, his aura was tinged slightly with regret, pain and longing.
- Yelled Lori, with pure malice in her eyes.
- Slaughter's words don't imply malice or callousness or even apathy.
- The big one just stared and the little one maintained that there was no malice intended.
- In other words, the NPR broadcast was motivated by sheer malice, based on political disagreement.
Synonyms spitefulness, spite, malevolence, maliciousness, animosity, hostility, ill will, ill feeling, hatred, hate, bitterness, venom, vindictiveness, vengefulness, revenge, malignity, malignance, evil intentions, animus, enmity, devilment, devilry, bad blood, backbiting, gall, rancour, spleen, grudge - 1.1Law Wrongful intention, especially as increasing the guilt of certain offenses.
Example sentencesExamples - The privilege could nevertheless be defeated if actual malice was proved by the plaintiff.
- Nevertheless, the prosecution can contend that the doctrine of transferred malice applies.
- Consequently it limited the damages in such cases unless the plaintiff proved actual malice.
- Similarly the doctrine of transferred malice applies to the liability of accessories.
- Even the doctrine of transferred malice can be used.
Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus ‘bad’. |