Zloba, ružno osećanje.
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.
malevolence · malevolency · maliciousness · spite · spitefulness · venom
ETYM Old Eng. meschef bad result, Old Fren. meschief; pref. mes- (Latin minus less) + chief end, head, French chef chief. Related to Minus, and Chief.
Reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others; SYN. mischief-making, mischievousness, deviltry, devilry, devilment, rascality, roguery, roguishness, shenanigan.
balefulness · devilment · devilry · deviltry · maleficence · mischief-making · mischievousness · rascality · roguery · roguishness · shenaniga
ETYM Abbreviated from despite.
Hatred; malicious ill will.
bitchiness · cattiness · malice · maliciousness · nastiness · spitefulness · venom
ETYM Cf. French virulence, Latin virulentia an offensive odor, a stench.
1. Extreme harmfulness.
2. Extreme hostility.
Virulence.