Malice

A cold wish to cause harm to another person.

Family Negative
Valence strongly negative
Arousal moderate activation
Intensity Intense
Opposite Benevolence

A cold wish to cause harm to another person. The body holds this signal first, often before the mind has named what is happening.

Where malice lives in the body

Head
Pressure, fullness, mental load
Moderate
Face
Slight warmth
Quiet
Chest
A faint pull
Quiet
Hands
Slight movement
Quiet

Related emotions

HostilityAnger familyVengefulnessAnger familySpiteAnger familyBenevolenceThe opposite
A note on this entry: The data on this page (definition, body sensations, valence, arousal, related emotions) reflects a structured reference for malice. A full long-form entry is being added gradually. If you have research, a translation, or a body-mapping correction to suggest, please get in touch.