ETYM Latin malevolentia. Related to Malevolent.
1. The quality of threatening evil; SYN. malevolency, malice.
2. Wishing evil to others; SYN. malignity.

ETYM French malice, from Latin malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Greek melas black, Skr. mala dirt. Related to Mauger.
1. Desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another.
2. Intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse.
3. Feeling a need to see other suffer; SYN. maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, venom. + prikaži više

ETYM Written also rancour.
(Alternate spelling: rancour).
The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred.

Alternate (chiefly British) spelling for rancor.

ETYM Abbreviated from despite.
Hatred; malicious ill will.