Malignity

  • 21Malice prepense — malice mal ice (m[a^]l [i^]s), n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia, from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. me las black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. {Mauger}.] 1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in harm or… …

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  • 22malice — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin malitia, from malus bad Date: 14th century 1. desire to cause pain, injury, or distress to another 2. intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or… …

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  • 23malevolence — /meuh lev euh leuhns/, n. the quality, state, or feeling of being malevolent; ill will; malice; hatred. [1425 75; < L malevolentia (see MALEVOLENT, ENCE); r. late ME malivolence < MF < L as above] Syn. maliciousness, spite, spitefulness, grudge,&#8230; …

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  • 24spite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. malice, ill will, grudge, malignity, malevolence. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. umbrage, malice, malignity, resentment, ill will, hatred, contempt, harsh feeling, grudge, antipathy, enmity, animosity,&#8230; …

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  • 25malice — malice, ill will, malevolence, spite, despite, malignity, malignancy, spleen, grudge denote a feeling or a state of mind which leads one to desire that another or others should suffer pain or injury. Malice usually implies a deep seated and,&#8230; …

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  • 26malignance — noun 1. (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death • Syn: ↑malignancy • Derivationally related forms: ↑malignant, ↑malignant (for: ↑malignancy) …

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  • 27malignancy — noun 1. (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑malignance • Derivationally related forms: ↑malignant (for: ↑malignance), ↑ …

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  • 28Amyris balsamifera — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is&#8230; …

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  • 29Conium maculatum — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is&#8230; …

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  • 30mercury — Poison Poi son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion, fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught, fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.] 1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism, is&#8230; …

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