🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

दुष्टता

Pronunciation / Transliteration: duṣṭatā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Malice/ˈmæl.ɪs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसकी दुष्टता स्पष्ट थी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The intention or desire to do evil or cause harm to others.

    "His malice was evident in the way he plotted against his rivals."
  2. 2

    A desire to inflict injury or harm on another.

    "The malice behind her words was unmistakable."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'malice' originates from the Latin 'malitia', meaning 'badness' or 'wickedness', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its meaning has consistently conveyed a sense of intentional harm or ill will throughout its history.

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