Complaint and Spite

Complaint

Complaint noun - An expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment.

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Spite and complaint are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spite" instead a noun "Complaint".

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Complaint and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Complaint" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

long	long complaint	long spite
genuine	genuine complaint	genuine spite
bigoted	bigoted complaint	bigoted spite
actual	actual complaint	actual spite
Other adjectives: idle, general, next.

While her complaint to the management does inadvertently get Marissa fired, she wasn't being mean out of spite but instead justifiably upset about someone wearing her clothes and pretending to be her.

Source: Film / Maid in Manhattan
This was in spite of Activision having done this numerous times before, to no complaint from artists and — at best — mild grudging from fans.

Source: Music / Nirvana
In retaliation, the staff arranges a game with everyone else against the one badger, which in spite of said badger's complaint isn't prohibited by the rules.

Source: Rules Lawyer

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