malignant

adjective

/məˈlɪɡnənt/

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(of a tumour or disease) that cannot be controlled and is likely to cause death
- malignant cells
opposite non-malignant compare benignTopics Illnessc2
(formal) having or showing a strong desire to harm somebody synonym malevolent

Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘likely to rebel against God or authority’): from late Latin malignant- ‘contriving maliciously’, from the verb malignare. The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War.

单词	malignant
释义	malignant adjective /məˈlɪɡnənt/ /məˈlɪɡnənt/ jump to other results (of a tumour or disease) that cannot be controlled and is likely to cause death malignant cells opposite non-malignant compare benignTopics Illnessc2 (formal) having or showing a strong desire to harm somebody synonym malevolent Word Originmid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘likely to rebel against God or authority’): from late Latin malignant- ‘contriving maliciously’, from the verb malignare. The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War.
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