Lenity and Pique

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

Usage example: a social critic who argues that judicial lenity is chiefly to blame for the increased criminality that plagues us

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Pique is an antonym for lenity.

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

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Lenity is an antonym for pique.

Nearby Words: piqued, piquing, piquet

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