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Malice vs Wrath - What's the difference?

malice | wrath |

As nouns the difference between malice and wrath

is that malice is intention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune while wrath is great anger.

As an adjective wrath is

wrathful; very angry.

As a verb wrath is

to anger; to enrage.

malice

English

Noun

(-)
  • 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:
    • not only was there no gratitude (which he could psychologically handle) but downright malice showed itself instead.

    Synonyms

    * ill will * wickedness * evilness

    Derived terms

    * malicious

    Related terms

    * malady

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

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    wrath

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Great anger.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers)
    • , chapter=5, title= A Cuckoo in the Nest , passage=The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.
  • (rare) Punishment.
  • * Bible, (w) xiii. 4
    • A revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
  • (trading card games, slang) A single card that is able to destroy many creatures.

    • Synonyms

    * (great anger) fury, ire

    Derived terms

    * grapes of wrath * wrathful

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rare) Wrathful; very angry.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To anger; to enrage.
  • * (Chaucer)
  • * (Piers Plowman)
    • (Webster 1913)