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malice

Pronunciation: /ˈmælɪs/

The English word “malice” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To intend to cause harm; to bear malice.

Etymology

From Middle English malice, borrowed from Old French malice, from Latin malitia (“badness, bad quality, ill-will, spite”), from malus (“bad”).

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