malice
About 2.37 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
Your voice positively drips malice.
- noun An intention to do injury to another party, which in many jurisdictions is a distinguishing factor between the crimes of murder and manslaughter.
- verb To intend to cause harm; to bear malice.
Similar words
maliciousness spite malevolency malevolence spitefulness venom evil wickedness hate hatred
Often followed by
of and in or aforethought is toward against to
Word family
malices
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