HyperDic: malice

English > 2 senses of the word malice:
NOUNfeelingmalice, maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venomfeeling a need to see others suffer
attributemalice, malevolence, malevolencythe quality of threatening evil
malice > pronunciation
Soundsmae'lahs; mae'lihs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs...
English > malice: 2 senses > noun 1, feeling
MeaningFeeling a need to see others suffer.
Synonymsmaliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom
Broadermalevolence, malignitywishing evil to others
Spanishdespecho, insidia, malicia
Catalandespit, insídia, maldat, malícia, malignitat
Adjectivesmalicioushaving the nature of or resulting from malice
English > malice: 2 senses > noun 2, attribute
MeaningThe quality of threatening evil.
Synonymsmalevolence, malevolency
Narrowerbeastliness, meannessThe quality of being deliberately mean / mean
cattiness, bitchiness, spite, spitefulness, nastinessmalevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty
cruelty, cruelness, harshnessThe quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
Broaderevil, evilnessThe quality of being morally wrong in principle or practice
Spanishmalevolencia, malicia
Catalanmalevolència, malícia, malvolença

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