hold malice

Frequency: 6.07.1 per million words

to maintain a feeling of ill will or a desire to harm someone

maliceVERB + malice

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Examples (10)

  • It's unhealthy to hold malice against others for too long.
  • Despite their argument, she didn't hold any malice towards him.
  • He refused to hold malice even after being deeply wronged.
  • Learning to forgive means not to hold malice in your heart.
  • She vowed never to hold malice against anyone.
  • The old man used to hold malice for decades over a small dispute.
  • It's difficult to move on if you hold malice towards someone.
  • Do you still hold malice towards your former business partner?
  • To truly reconcile, one must release the desire to hold malice.
  • The wise person knows not to hold malice and live peacefully.