<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy</li><li>Synonyms: bitterness, spitefulness, rancor, hatred, hate, venom, malevolence, enmity, animosity, spite, ill will</li><li>Antonyms: goodwill, benevolence</li><li>Law: evil intent on the part of a person who commits a wrongful act injurious to others</li></ul>