Malice and Pique

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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

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

Nearby Word: malicious

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

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Malice and pique are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Pique".

Nearby Words: piqued, piquing, piquet

pure	pure malice	pure pique
personal	personal malice	personal pique

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