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malicious

🇬🇧 UK/məˈliʃəs/🇺🇸 US/mә'liʃәs/
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Definitions

adj.

Intending or motivated by a desire to harm others; spiteful

恶意的,蓄意伤害的,心存恶意的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
malbad, ill, wrong
+
icioussuffix
=malicious

Common Collocations

  • 1.malicious intent恶意意图
  • 2.malicious rumor恶意谣言

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The malicious rumors damaged her reputation in the community.

  • 2.

    He sent a malicious email intended to humiliate his former colleague.

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