Malice and Sarcasm

Malice

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

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Sarcasm and malice are semantically related in acrimony topic. In some cases you can use "Sarcasm" instead a noun "Malice".

Nearby Word: malicious

Sarcasm noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

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Malice and sarcasm are semantically related in acrimony topic. Sometimes you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Sarcasm".

Nearby Words: sarcastic, sarcastically

human	human malice	human sarcasm
usual	usual malice	usual sarcasm
alien	alien malice	alien sarcasm
sheer	sheer malice	sheer sarcasm
Other adjectives: little, quiet, inherent, general, deadly, outright, overwhelming, over-the-top.

They're quietly watching TV together, then Rick gets up to go to bed and they wish each other "nighty night" without any of their usual malice and sarcasm.

Source: Series / The Young Ones
There is no malice in their rejection, and no sarcasm in their politeness.

Source: Troubled Sympathetic Bigot

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