malisya
malisyá with stress marks
malice
Usage Note
Malisya is a Spanish loanword referring to malicious intent or the tendency to interpret innocent things in a dirty or harmful way. The phrase may malisya is commonly used to describe someone with ill intentions or a suggestively mischievous reading of an innocent remark.
Examples
" Wala akong malisya. "
Natural Translation
I have no malice.
Literal Translation
None I-[link] malice.
" Walang malisya ang sinabi niya. "
Natural Translation
What he/she said has no malice.
Literal Translation
None malice the said he/she.
" Inosente sana ang biro ko, pero dahil sa malisya ng iba, naging masama ang dating ng sinabi ko sa grupo. "
Natural Translation
My joke was meant to be innocent, but because of others' dirty-mindedness, what I said came across badly to the group.
Literal Translation
Innocent hopefully the joke my, but because of malice of others, became bad the impression of said I to group.
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