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malicious — having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone or something

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /məˈlɪʃəs/

Korean meaning: 악의적인, 해롭게 하려는

Korean pronunciation: 멀-리-셔스 (강세: 리)

Example Sentences

  • The malicious hacker turned out to be a grandma who was bored with knitting.
  • He filed a malicious lawsuit against his neighbor over a borrowed lawnmower.
  • The cat gave me a malicious look before pushing my coffee mug off the table.

malicious

ADJECTIVE

//məˈlɪʃəs//

having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone or something

malicious concept
💡 Concept

Intent to cause harm to others

malicious mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Male vicious dog growling maliciously at scared animals

malicious rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Her delicious brew looks suspicious and malicious!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/məˈlɪʃəs/
🇬🇧 UK/məˈlɪʃəs/

🌳Etymology

Rootmal-
Suffix--icious

Origin

From Latin 'malitiosus', derived from 'malitia' meaning 'badness' or 'ill-will', which comes from 'malus' meaning 'bad'. The word entered English through Old French.

🎵Rhyme

delicioussuspiciousnutritiousambitious
delicious
suspicious
nutritious
ambitious

🔗Collocations

malicious intent
malicious gossip
malicious attack
malicious software
malicious behavior
malicious lie
malicious damage

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“The malicious hacker turned out to be a grandma who was bored with knitting.”

“He filed a malicious lawsuit against his neighbor over a borrowed lawnmower.”

😄 Fun example

“The cat gave me a malicious look before pushing my coffee mug off the table.”

“The company was accused of malicious compliance with safety regulations.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

spitefulvindictiveviciousnastymean

Antonyms

benevolentkindwell-meaning

Related

malicemalevolentmalignantspitevindictive

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