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malign

/mə'laɪn/

Synonyms of malign Antonyms of malign Examples of malign Usage of malign Parts of malign Definition that contains malign Words sounding like malign Explanation of malign

verb
speak unfavorably about
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badmouth drag through the mud traduce

type of:
slander smear smirch sully calumniate besmirch defame asperse denigrate
adjective
having or exerting a malignant influence
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evil malefic malevolent maleficent
adjective
evil or harmful in nature or influence
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"prompted by malign motives" "believed in witches and malign spirits" "gave him a malign look" "a malign lesion"

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cancerous

Opposite:

benign

Synonyms & Similar Words

evil harmful sully smear slander unkind cancerous badmouth defame malevolent besmirch denigrate malefic asperse maleficent drag through the mud traduce smirch calumniate maligner malignment malignity