Meaning of malice in English
(Definition of malice from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of malice from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of malice
malice
He said officers are allowed to use deadly force if they act in good faith and without malice.
From The Seattle Times
I wasn't soft but there was no malice here.
From TechCrunch
There was no malice in my heart or intent to offend; it was a poor choice of words.
From ThinkProgress
Like you were saying, they obviously don't have forethoughts of malice to the extent that we do.
From NPR
They mostly came from women -- never with malice and not often with judgment, just with some reflexive shared assumptions about work.
From OregonLive.com
The defendants argued that family malice and interpersonal bitterness prompted them to shear the beards and hair of the victims.
From TIME
But autistic children are so candid, they're typically not capable of that kind of forethought and malice.
From TIME
The wounds they inflict because of thoughtlessness or pure malice can last a lifetime.
From Huffington Post
The internet was created for us to easily express our contempt and malice.
From Gizmodo
Here is a deliberate attempt, born of vengeance, with malice aforethought to inflict great harm on his own patient.
From NPR
Friends told me to walk away from my brother's malice.
From Chicago Tribune
The big question is whether that's due to actual malice or gross incompetence.
From Chicago Tribune
If you're bitter about the city's star athlete playing for a rival school, you're likely to extend that malice to matters off the field/court.
From A.V. Club
And called out to all of our country saying with malice towards none and charity towards all.
From ABC News
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悪意…
kasıt, kötü niyet, kötülük…
malice, méchanceté…
malícia…
kwaadaardigheid…
ondskabsfuldhed…
illvilja…
niat jahat…
die Böswilligkeit…
ondskap, nag, sjikane…
злоба…
злоба, злость…
حِقد…
zloba, nepřátelství…
kejahatan…
ความมุ่งร้าย…
ác ý…
złośliwość…
악의…
malevolenza, malignità, malanimo…
