maliciousness

/məˈɫɪʃəsnəs/ noun

The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice.

Word Origin From Latin 'malus' 'bad' — the root of all things nasty. Maliciousness is the state of being full of malice, with -ious and -ness stacking on. The mal- prefix appears in malevolent (wishing bad), malpractice (bad practice), and malfunction (bad function) — a whole family of negativity.

noun The condition of being malicious; malevolence or malice. countable

The maliciousness of his actions shocked even his closest allies.

(名词) 恶意;恶毒;歹意

他行为的恶意甚至震惊了他最亲密的盟友。

(sustantivo) malicia; malevolencia; maldad; perversidad [La condición de ser malicioso; malevolencia o malicia.]

La malicia de sus acciones sorprendió incluso a sus aliados más cercanos.

(nom) malveillance; méchanceté; malice [Caractère de ce qui est malveillant; méchanceté, malveillance.]

La méchanceté de ses actions choqua même ses alliés les plus proches.

(Substantiv) Boshaftigkeit; Bösartigkeit [Der Zustand, boshaft oder böswillig zu sein; die Absicht, Schaden zuzufügen.]

Die **maliciousness** seiner Handlungen schockierte sogar seine engsten Verbündeten.

(名詞) 悪意に満ちた状態、恶意や敵意を持っていること。

彼の行動に込められた悪辣さは、最も親しい盟友さえも衝撃を受けた。

(substantivo) malícia; maldade; malevolência; perversidade [A condição de ser malicioso; malevolência ou malícia.]

A malícia de suas ações chocou até seus aliados mais próximos.

Word parts: malic + ious + ness

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