as in malice
the desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm
her irrepressible malignancy was such that she even attacked her friends behind their backs
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Recent Examples of malignancy
There was a vibration and luminosity somewhere out there to Matisse; to Picasso there was a latent malignancy.
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Christopher C. Gorham
september 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
Doctors prescribe Keytruda for a wide variety of cancers, including malignancies in the lungs, skin, colon, gastrointestinal tract, and reproductive organs.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 22 Sep. 2025
For children who received a head CT, the researchers attributed about a quarter of their hematologic malignancies that followed to the radiation exposure.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
This is different from experiences providers have had with patients making Track 1 requests, as most of these patients have end-stage malignancy or organ failure and seldom have unmet health care needs.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 8 July 2025
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Prosecutors could not prove malice in the case.—
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Some commenters did acknowledge a minority viewpoint, suggesting the conflict may stem from differing perspectives rather than malice.—
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It’s theorized this is because the brown widow isn’t able to inject as much venom as its larger relative.—
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Their venom Is not considered dangerous to humans, although a bite would likely be painful and cause swelling similar to that of a wasp sting.—
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Some viewers will know Rapaport from his decadeslong acting career but also that one very irritating season of Justified; others will know him for his anti-Palestinian rants and hatred of New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani.—
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This is not to say that rape can be separated from the hatred of women, just that, in certain situations, the role of the victim can be violently reassigned.—
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The American people must reject this cruelty and extremism.—
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Does their lack of kindness grant you permission to respond with equal insensitivity or even cruelty?—
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“Malignancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignancy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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