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Meaning of Malice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈmælɪs

Definitions

  1. Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
    uncountable, usually
  2. An intention to do injury to another party, which in many jurisdictions is a distinguishing factor between the crimes of murder and manslaughter.
    uncountable, usually

Equivalents

العربية حقد سوء وغر
Azərbaycanca qərəz
Català malícia
Čeština zlomyslnost
Esperanto malico
Español malicia
Galego malicia
Magyar rosszindulat
Հայերեն նենգ քեն
Latina malitia
Македонски злоба пакост
മലയാളം ദുഷ്ടത
Nederlands kwaadaardigheid
Türkçe art niyet fesat
Українська зло
Tiếng Việt ác ý

Examples

“Your voice positively drips malice.”
“[…] not only was there no gratitude (which he could psychologically handle) but downright malice showed itself instead.”
“The question that would have been before the jury was whether Fox committed “actual malice” in airing the claims. That required Dominion to show whether key decision makers were aware the claims were false or acted with reckless disregard for the truth.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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