malicious gossip vs gossip

gossip vs malicious gossip

malicious gossip and gossip both are nouns.

malicious gossip is not a verb while gossip is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
malicious gossip	Yes	No	No	No
gossip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gossip is a hypernym of malicious gossip; that is, gossip is a word with a broader meaning than malicious gossip:

malicious gossip: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
gossip: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

Other hypernyms of malicious gossip include comment, scuttlebutt.

malicious gossip (noun)	gossip (noun)
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people	light informal conversation for social occasions
	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
	a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others

malicious gossip (verb)	gossip (verb)
	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
	talk socially without exchanging too much information

Difference between malicious gossip and gossip

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