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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
malicious
ma·li·cious BrE [məˈlɪʃəs] NAmE [məˈlɪʃəs] adjective
having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings
Syn: ↑malevolent, Syn: ↑spiteful
•malicious gossip/lies/rumours
•He took malicious pleasure in telling me what she had said.
Derived Word: ↑maliciously
Word Origin:
[malicious maliciously] Middle English: from Old French malicios, from Latin malitiosus, from malitia, from malus ‘bad’.
Example Bank:
•Has someone been spreading malicious gossip?
•His observations were funny without being malicious.
•There is no truth whatsoever to the malicious rumours.
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