Malice and Misprision

Malice

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

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

Nearby Word: malicious

Misprision

Misprision noun - Open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect.
Usage example: his intense misprision for comic books and other “trash literature” is well known

Malice and misprision are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Misprision".
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Misprision and Malice. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malice/misprision
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