malicious
gb/məlˈɪʃəs/ us/məlˈɪʃəs/
B2
英語
~ 7500
語義
0件の語義
adjective
B2
property
1
intending to hurt or harm
Wanting to hurt someone or make trouble for them on purpose, often to be mean or cruel.
用法パターン：
malicious [remark/act/intent/gossip]
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes use "malicious" for things that have no intention, such as *"a malicious storm"* or *"a malicious accident"*. This is incorrect because "malicious" always involves a person (or a person’s action or creation, like malicious software) that wants to cause harm on purpose. Another confusion is with "bad" or "dangerous"; something can be dangerous without being malicious if there is no intention to hurt.
類義語
spiteful (Focuses more on wanting to upset or hurt someone's feelings, especially in small, mean ways; less formal than "malicious".)
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malevolent (More formal and slightly stronger; suggests a deeply rooted wish to do serious harm.)
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vindictive (Emphasizes wanting to punish or get revenge, not just to hurt for no reason.)
対義語
kind (Shows care and concern for others, the opposite of wanting to hurt them.)
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benevolent (More formal; stresses actively wanting to do good rather than harm.)
コロケーション
malicious gossip
|malicious intent
|malicious rumor
|malicious attack
|malicious prosecution
|malicious software
テーマ
emotions
|relationships
|law
|technology
|core_vocabulary
例文
- She filed a complaint after discovering the malicious lies being spread about her at work.
- The journalist was sued for publishing a malicious story that damaged the actor’s reputation.
- Investigators concluded that the fire was started in a malicious attempt to scare the family.
- He sent a series of malicious emails designed to embarrass his former colleague.
- The company was the target of a malicious cyberattack that shut down its website for hours.
学習者向け例文
- He made a malicious comment that hurt her feelings.
- Someone started a malicious rumor about the new teacher.
- The police said the window was broken in a malicious act.
- Malicious emails can harm your computer or steal your data.
- She was upset by his malicious smile and unkind words.
文法
辞書形
malicious
IPA
GB/məlˈɪʃəs/
US/məlˈɪʃəs/
音節・強勢
ma - li - cious （3音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (li)
活用形
Adjective
- Base: malicious
関連語
Core family
malice
noun C1
maliciously
adverb C1
Related words
maliciousness
noun
表現
malicious code
1/məlˈɪʃəs kˈoʊd/
fixed phrase
technical
code written to harm systems
Parts of a computer program that are written to damage a system or steal data.
例文
- The security team found malicious code hidden inside the application.
- Hackers injected malicious code into the website to collect users’ passwords.
malicious compliance
1/məlˈɪʃəs kəmplˈaɪəns/
fixed phrase
informal
obeying orders to cause problems
Following rules or orders exactly, even when you know it will cause problems, because you secretly want those problems to happen.
例文
- His strict boss demanded that he follow the rules, so he used malicious compliance to show how unrealistic they were.
- The story describes an employee’s malicious compliance with a policy that ended up costing the company money.
malicious damage
1/məlˈɪʃəs dˈæmɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
formal
intentional harmful damage
Damage to things that someone causes on purpose to harm or upset others.
例文
- The teenagers were arrested for malicious damage to public property.
- His car was keyed in what the police described as an act of malicious damage.
malicious gossip
1/məlˈɪʃəs ɡˈɑsəp/
fixed phrase
gossip meant to hurt someone
Talk about someone that is false or very unkind, said on purpose to hurt that person.
例文
- She left the company after months of malicious gossip about her private life.
- Malicious gossip can destroy a person’s reputation very quickly.
malicious intent
1/məlˈɪʃəs ɪntˈɛnt/
fixed phrase
formal
intention to cause harm
A clear plan or wish to hurt someone or cause damage on purpose.
例文
- The judge said there was no evidence of malicious intent behind the email.
- To prove the crime, the prosecution must show that the defendant acted with malicious intent.
malicious prosecution
1/məlˈɪʃəs pɹˌɑsəkjˈuʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
harmful, baseless legal case
A legal case started against someone without real reason, mainly to hurt or punish them.
例文
- He sued the authorities for malicious prosecution after the charges were dropped.
- Malicious prosecution occurs when legal action is used as a tool to harass someone.
malicious rumor
1/məlˈɪʃəs ɹˈumɚ/
fixed phrase
harmful rumor about someone
A story about someone, often not true, that is shared to hurt that person.
例文
- Someone started a malicious rumor that he had cheated on the exam.
- The politician denied the malicious rumors about his family.
malicious software
1/məlˈɪʃəs sˈɔftwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase
technical
software made to harm computers
Computer programs that are made to damage a computer, steal information, or cause problems.
例文
- Make sure your antivirus program is updated to protect against malicious software.
- The company’s network was infected with malicious software that encrypted all its files.