Lenience and Pique

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Lenience noun - Kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is undeserving of it.

Usage example: a judge's reputation for lenience towards first-time criminals

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Pique is an antonym for lenience.

Nearby Words: lenient, leniently, leniency

Pique noun - The feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity.

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Lenience is an antonym for pique.

Nearby Words: piqued, piquing, piquet

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