Malice vs Viciousness - What's the difference?
malice | viciousness |
Intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
* 1981 , , Valis , ISBN 0-553-20594-3, page 67:
the characteristic of being vicious
the desire to cause harm to others; extreme cruelty
As nouns the difference between malice and viciousness
is that malice is intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune while viciousness is the characteristic of being vicious.malice
English
Noun
(-)- not only was there no gratitude (which he could psychologically handle) but downright malice showed itself instead.