malicious
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British pronunciation
/məˈlɪʃəs/

Definition & Meaning of "malicious"

malicious
01

intending to cause harm or distress to others

malicious definition and meaning
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His malicious prank caused damage to property and upset many people.
The bully 's malicious behavior towards his classmates led to disciplinary action by the school.
02

(of software or a code) intentionally designed to harm, damage, or disrupt computer systems, networks, or data

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The antivirus software detected a malicious virus in the system.
The network was compromised by a piece of malicious code.

Word Family

malice

Noun

malicious

Adjective

maliciously

Adverb

maliciously

Adverb

maliciousness

Noun

maliciousness

Noun

unmalicious

Adjective

unmalicious

Adjective
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