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adjective
- 1. characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm: "he was found guilty of malicious damage"
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MALICIOUS definition: 1. intended to harm or upset other people: 2. intended to cause damage to a computer system, or to…. Learn more.
The meaning of MALICIOUS is having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice. How to use malicious in a sentence. Malicious, Malevolent, and Malice
Malicious definition: full of, characterized by, or showing malice; intentionally harmful; spiteful. See examples of MALICIOUS used in a sentence.
MALICIOUS meaning: 1. intended to harm or upset other people: 2. intended to cause damage to a computer system, or to…. Learn more.
Someone who is malicious enjoys hurting or embarrassing others. If you're writing a book about good and evil, you'll want to come up with a truly malicious character to do all the bad stuff. Malicious is the adjective based on the noun malice, which means the desire to harm others.
Synonyms for MALICIOUS: vicious, cruel, hateful, nasty, malevolent, spiteful, malignant, bad; Antonyms of MALICIOUS: benign, benevolent, loving, sympathetic, good, kind, warm, compassionate
Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. (computing) (of software or computer code) intended to damage somebody's computer or data files. These are nasty pieces of malicious code such as viruses, Trojan horses and worms.
5 days ago · If you describe someone's words or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset. That might merely have been malicious gossip.
MALICIOUS meaning: 1. intended to harm or upset someone: 2. Malicious software or computer programs are designed to…. Learn more.
having or showing hatred and a desire to harm someone or hurt their feelings synonym malevolent, spiteful malicious gossip/lies/rumors He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.
