malicious gossip

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• malicious gossip — index scandal Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• malicious gossip — noun disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people • Syn: ↑scandal, ↑dirt • Derivationally related forms: ↑scandalize (for: ↑scandal), ↑scandalise (for: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• malicious gossip — rumors spread with the intent to slander another person …   English contemporary dictionary

• gossip — noun 1 unkind talk about other people ADJECTIVE ▪ latest ▪ idle, juicy, malicious, salacious ▪ celebrity ▪ tabloid …   Collocations dictionary

• malicious — ma|li|cious [məˈlıʃəs] adj very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone ▪ a spiteful and malicious girl malicious gossip/rumour ▪ I think I know who is responsible for these malicious rumours.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• malicious — [[t]məlɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone s words or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm people or their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset. That might merely have been malicious gossip... She… …   English dictionary

• malicious —   See malevolent.    ♦ Malicious gossip, lawena ōlelo hō ino, haku epa, ni a, io iolepo.    ♦ Malicious burning, puhi mana o ino.    ♦ Malicious injury, hana ino ma ke ano kolohe …   English-Hawaiian dictionary

• malicious — adjective Date: 13th century given to, marked by, or arising from malice < malicious gossip > • maliciously adverb • maliciousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• malicious — maliciously, adv. maliciousness, n. /meuh lish euhs/, adj. 1. full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent; spiteful: malicious gossip. 2. Law. vicious, wanton, or mischievous in motivation or purpose. [1175 1225; ME malicius < OF < L …   Universalium

• malicious — ma|li|cious [ mə lıʃəs ] adjective unkind and showing a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone: malicious gossip/rumors ╾ ma|li|cious|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• malicious — adjective showing a desire to harm or hurt someone: malicious gossip maliciously adverb maliciousness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English