: having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice. malicious gossip.
Dec 3, 2024
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ma·li·cious
ma·li·cious/məˈliSHəs/
adjective
characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.
"the transmission of malicious software such as computer viruses"
synonyms: spiteful, malevolent, hostile, bitter, venomous, poisonous, evil-intentioned, ill-natured, evil, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, rancorous, malign, malignant, pernicious, mean, nasty, harmful, hurtful, mischievous, destructive, wounding, cruel, unkind, defamatory, bitchy, catty, malefic, maleficent
Malicious is the adjective based on the noun malice, which means the desire to harm others. Both words come from the Latin word malus, for bad.
intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone's feelings or reputation: He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.
Synonyms for MALICIOUS: vicious, cruel, hateful, nasty, malevolent, spiteful, malignant, bad; Antonyms of MALICIOUS: benign, benevolent, loving, sympathetic ...
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3 days ago · adjective. full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful: malicious gossip.
Definition of 'malicious' ; in American English · məˈlɪʃəs · having, showing, or caused by malice; spiteful; intentionally mischievous or harmful ; in American ...
malicious · malevolent · malignant · mischievous · nasty · pernicious · petty · spiteful · vengeful ...
malicious (comparative more malicious, superlative most malicious) Intending to do harm; characterized by spite and malice.
having or showing a desire to harm somebody or hurt their feelings, caused by a feeling of hate synonym malevolent, spiteful. malicious gossip/lies/rumours ...