Meaning of malice in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈmæləs/

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  1. Noun

    malice

    Etymology

    Middle English: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus‘bad’

    Definitions

    1. feeling a need to see others suffer

    Derived terms

  2. 2. the quality of threatening evil

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  • « The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways. »
    Bryant H. McGill
  • « The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. »
    Winston Churchill
  • « Anger may repast with thee for an hour, but not repose for a night the continuance of anger is hatred, the continuance of hatred turns malice. »
    Francis Quarles
  • « If we put our trust in the common sense of common men and 'with malice toward none and charity for all' go forward on the great adventure of making political, economic and social democracy a practical reality, we shall not fail. »
    Henry A. Wallace
  • « As a father now, I wouldn't do what my dad did, because it left me feeling emotionally unstable as a kid. But he didn't do the things he did out of selfishness or malice. »
    Anthony Kiedis

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