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[ muh-lahyn ] / məˈlaɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR malign ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man. adjectiveevil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious: The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood. having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious. Origin of malign1275–1325; Middle English maligne<Middle French <Latin malignus.See mal-, benign SYNONYMS FOR malign1 libel, calumniate; disparage; revile, abuse, vilify. 2 baneful. SEE SYNONYMS FOR malign ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR malignSEE ANTONYMS FOR malign ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM malignma·lign·er, nounma·lign·ly, adverbun·ma·ligned, adjectiveWords nearby malignmalice, malice aforethought, malicious, malicious mischief, Mali empire, malign, malignancy, malignant, malignant anemia, malignant bubo, malignant ciliary epithelioma Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for malignTimor is overjoyed at the malign trouble he and his friends have caused. The ‘Hunted’ Gays of Putin’s Russia: Vicious Vigilantes and State Bigotry Close Up|Tim Teeman|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST For people prone to believe doctors like me are part of some malign conspiracy, nothing I say will make a difference. Vaccines Are Poison, Cellphones Cause Cancer, and Other Medical Conspiracies|Russell Saunders|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST She leaves, scared of what she is capable of doing, her malign mentor cackling. ‘Game of Thrones’ Withdrawal? Watch Nickelodeon’s Fantasy Epic ‘The Legend of Korra’|David Levesley|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST If the answer is yes, there is every chance that the news will throw a malign shadow over the tournament in Brazil. Let's Take Away the 2018 World Cup from Putin's Russia|Tunku Varadarajan|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After a few years in which Washington has exerted a malign force on demand, it is showing signs of becoming a neutral force. With the Ryan-Murray Deal, Washington Stops Hurting the Economy|Daniel Gross|December 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST What right have I now, with death so close to me, to malign the dead! The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867.|E. Rameur She could never have dreamed that she had this malign power, but she was now at least to suspect it. Ruggles of Red Gap|Harry Leon Wilson Will you malign your native realms and reduce them to a level with the country up-stairs? The Princess and the Goblin|George MacDonald No part of the tree is exempt from destruction by the malign bacterium that causes blight of the pear. The Pears of New York|U. P. Hedrick It must not become a malign influence to interrupt the course of truth, or interfere with questions to which it is alien. Charles Sumner; his complete works; Volume 2 (of 20)|Charles Sumner
British Dictionary definitions for malign
adjectiveevil in influence, intention, or effect verb(tr) to slander or defame Derived forms of malignmaligner, nounmalignly, adverbWord Origin for malignC14: via Old French from Latin malīgnus spiteful, from malus evil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to malignsully, revile, tarnish, smear, taint, denigrate, insult, disparage, misrepresent, vilify, besmirch, defile, harm, accuse, pollute, soil, asperse, vituperate, rap, curse |