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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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Similar:

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"

Similar:

cancerous

Opposite:

benign

Examples of malign

"prompted by malign motives"
"believed in witches and malign spirits"
"gave him a malign look"
"a malign lesion"