Malice and Pet peeve

Malice

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

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

Nearby Word: malicious

Pet peeve

Pet peeve noun - An opportunity for complaint that is seldom missed.
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Malice and pet peeve are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malice" instead a noun phrase "Pet peeve".
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