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mal·ice

malice

pronunciation:: mae lihs
features:: Word Explorer, Word Parts

part of speech:	noun
definition:	the wish to harm others; ill will. Gossip is sometimes an act of malice. synonyms: ill will, spite antonyms: charity similar words: animosity, antagonism, hatred, hostility, revenge, spleen
related words:	evil, grudge

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mal, male Latin root that means bad, evil, ill

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dismal, malaria, malice, malicious, malign, malignant, malnutrition

antonyms:: ben, bene, bon

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