malice

Universal Words noun [U] a feeling of hatred for sb that causes a desire to harm them: He sent the letter out of malice. * She is entirely without malice. * He certainly bears you no malice (= does not want to harm you). * The ghosts are described as if they bear actual malice towards humans. IDIOMS with malice aforethought (law) with the deliberate intention of committing a crime or harming sb