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malign

/ malign /
adjective/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective Sense 1
evil or harmful in nature or influence
"prompted by malign motives"
"believed in witches and malign spirits"
"gave him a malign look"
"a malign lesion"
Similar:
cancerous evil harmful injurious malevolent malignant
Opposites:
benign benignant
See also:
harmful maleficent malevolent malicious unkind
verb Sense 2
speak unfavorably about
"She badmouthes her husband everywhere"
Type of:
defame slander smirch
Derived:
defamation calumny obloquy traducement hatchet job
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective satellite Sense 3
having or exerting a malignant influence
"malevolent stars"
"a malefic force"
Similar:
maleficent
Semantic Complexity
35%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
7
Total Relationships
22
Times Searched
3
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cancerous evil harmful injurious malevolent malignant benign benignant defame slander smirch maleficent