malice
noun
[ ˈmalɪs ]
• the desire to harm someone; ill will.
• "I bear no malice towards anybody"
Similar:
spitefulness,
spite,
malevolence,
maliciousness,
animosity,
hostility,
ill will,
ill feeling,
hatred,
hate,
bitterness,
venom,
vindictiveness,
vengefulness,
revenge,
malignity,
malignance,
evil intentions,
animus,
enmity,
devilment,
devilry,
bad blood,
backbiting,
gall,
rancour,
spleen,
grudge,
bitchiness,
cattiness,
maleficence,
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin malitia, from malus ‘bad’.
