Disgust
Malice
Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: there was no reason other than pure malice to spread such disgusting lies all over campus
Disgust and malice are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disgust" instead a noun "Malice".
Nearby Word: malicious
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How words are described
| pure | pure disgust | pure malice |
| particular | particular disgust | particular malice |
| usual | usual disgust | usual malice |
| natural | natural disgust | natural malice |
| Other adjectives: utter, true, genuine, sheer, plain, real, little, absolute, personal, general, apparent, less, hidden, outright, extra, overwhelming. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It Amused Me: The characters note with some disgust that Love Machine isn't doing all this out of malice.
Source: Anime / Summer Wars
Cite this Source
Malice and Disgust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/malice
Disgust & Malice. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/malice>.
Malice or Disgust. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disgust/malice.
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