malicious

[US]/mə'lɪʃəs/
[UK]/mə'lɪʃəs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. que tiene la intención o está destinado a hacer daño

Phrases & Collocations

malicious damage

daños maliciosos

Example Sentences

a malicious and untrue story.

una historia maliciosa y falsa.

the right to sue for malicious falsehood.

el derecho a demandar por difamación maliciosa.

be bespattered by malicious gossip

ser salpicado por chismes maliciosos

some malicious act of fortune keeps them separate.

algún acto malicioso de la fortuna los mantiene separados.

He's a malicious and malevolent malefactor and gangster.

Él es un maleactor malicioso y malvado, y un gángster.

You ought to kick back at such malicious slander.

Deberías reaccionar ante tales calumnias maliciosas.

malicious fates are bent on working out an ill intent.

los destinos maliciosos están decididos a llevar a cabo una mala intención.

He was held on remand, charged with causing malicious damage to property.

Fue retenido en arresto preventivo, acusado de causar daños maliciosos a la propiedad.

Malicious gossip could injure his chances of success. It can also mean to treat another unjustly or wrongfully:

Los chismes maliciosos podrían dañar sus posibilidades de éxito. También puede significar tratar a otro injustamente o indebidamente:

Real-world Examples

It was a malicious act, meant to shame the Queen!

Source: Theatrical play: Gulliver's Travels

Complete fabrication. Malicious lies spread by jealous competitors.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Dark empaths on the other hand, tend to be malicious.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

However, she did not do this with any malicious intention.

Source: Psychology Mini Class

The companies are pressing Facebook to do more about malicious content.

Source: NPR News July 2020 Compilation

" Yeah, Weasley, we were just wondering, " said a malicious voice near by.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

People around the room can snoop on these signals and do malicious things.

Source: VOA Standard English_ Technology

Officials in Jordan had accused Hamzah of a " malicious plot" against the government.

Source: VOA Daily Standard April 2021 Collection

" And you were? " I asked, with a slightly malicious glance at my companion.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

KPN said it had observed " malicious activity" on the family's IP address.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

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