The meaning of Malice

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A glossy black long-tailed bird of the cuckoo family, with a large deep bill, found in central and south america.

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Because anis have altricial nestlings, the provisioning help of all breeding adults is essential.

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Strong hostility.

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He no longer felt any animosity towards her

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Sharpness of taste; lack of sweetness.

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The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness

verb

Feel intense dislike for.

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The boys hate each other

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Intense dislike.

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Feelings of hate and revenge

verb

To strongly dislike someone or something

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[ t ] kelly hates her teacher., [ t ] i have always hated speaking in public., [ + to infinitive ] …

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Intense dislike; hate.

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Racial hatred

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A strong feeling of dislike; hate

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He has an extreme hatred of taxes and tolls.

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Hostile behaviour; unfriendliness or opposition.

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Their hostility to all outsiders

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An occasion when someone is unfriendly or shows that they do not like something

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They showed open (= obvious) hostility to/towards their new neighbours., hostilities began/broke ou…

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The state or condition of being malevolent; hostility.

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His eyes were glowing with malevolence

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The quality of causing or wanting to cause harm or evil

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It was an act of great malevolence., her eyes flashed pure malevolence.

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The quality of being malign.

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A spirit of pure, unadulterated malignance towards the world

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The quality of intending to cause harm

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He admitted that he misjudged the malignity of his opponent., the attack was an act of genuine mali…

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The action of hurting or harming someone in return for an injury or wrong suffered at their hands.

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Other spurned wives have taken public revenge on their husbands

verb

Inflict hurt or harm on someone for an injury or wrong done to oneself.

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I'll be revenged on the whole pack of you

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Harm that you do to someone as a punishment for harm that the person has done to you

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He had been seeking a chance for revenge against those who had helped oust him from his leadership …

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A desire to hurt, annoy, or offend someone.

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He'd think i was saying it out of spite

verb

Deliberately hurt, annoy, or offend (someone).

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He put the house up for sale to spite his family

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The desire to annoy, upset, or hurt someone

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He let the air out of your tires just for spite., i think he died without making a will just to spi…

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The quality of wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, because you feel angry towards them

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There is an incredible level of small-minded immaturity and spitefulness among some people.

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The quality of being vengeful (= expressing a strong wish to punish someone who has harmed you)

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He said he felt no bitterness or vengefulness toward his brother's attackers., he did not lash out …

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A poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging.

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Snake venoms have different effects

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A poisonous liquid produced by some snakes, insects, and spiders when they bite

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Fig. his diary was full of venom and hate for everyone in authority., a venomous snake/spider

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The quality or an act of showing a wish to harm someone because you think they have harmed you

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The refusal to grant him parole is sheer vindictiveness., she was intensely biased against him and …