Defiance and Malice

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Defiance noun - Refusal to obey.

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Malice and defiance are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Defiance".

Nearby Words: defiant, defied, defiantly

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

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Defiance and malice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defiance" instead a noun "Malice".

Nearby Word: malicious

full	full defiance	full malice
pure	pure defiance	pure malice
usual	usual defiance	usual malice
utter	utter defiance	utter malice
Other adjectives: true, sheer, plain, active, actual, downright, deliberate, apparent, outright, extra, greater, intentional.

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