Malignance
Malignance noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.
Usage example: in meting out the harsh sentence, the judge cited the exceptional malignance and ruthlessness with which the rape was committed
Resentment and malignance are semantically related. in hate topic. In some cases you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Malignance".
Resentment
Resentment noun - A lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong.
Malignance and resentment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malignance" instead a noun "Resentment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- hostility and malignance
- hostility and resentment
- animosity and malignance
- animosity and resentment
- bitterness and malignance
- bitterness and resentment
- antagonism and malignance
- antagonism and resentment
- malice and malignance
- malice and resentment
- spite and malignance
- spite and resentment
- displeasure and malignance
- displeasure and resentment
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Resentment and Malignance. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/malignance/resentment
Malignance & Resentment. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/malignance/resentment>.
Resentment or Malignance. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/malignance/resentment.
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