murderous intent
noun phrase
Pronunciation: ˈmɜːr.dər.əs ɪnˈtent
Definition
A strong desire or purpose to kill someone.
Examples
The villain's eyes gleamed with murderous intent as he cornered the hero.
The police arrested the man after finding evidence of his murderous intent.
Despite his calm demeanor, the judge could sense the witness's murderous intent.
How to Use murderous intent
- with murderous intent (prepositional phrase)
- Indicating the presence of a strong desire to kill. — "The attacker was described as acting with murderous intent."
- harbor murderous intent (collocation)
- To secretly keep or maintain a desire to kill. — "Investigators believe the suspect harbored murderous intent towards his business partner."
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