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    malign
    /məˈlʌɪn/

    adjective

    • 1. evil in nature or effect: "she had a strong and malign influence"

    verb

    • 1. speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner: "don't you dare malign her in my presence"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMALIGN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MALIGN definition: 1. causing or intending to cause harm or evil: 2. to say false and unpleasant things about…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › malignMalign Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MALIGN is evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious. How to use malign in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Malign.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMALIGN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you malign someone, you say unpleasant and untrue things about them. [formal] We maligned him dreadfully when you come to think of it. [VERB noun] Either the managers have been maligned or they are not telling the truth. [VERB noun] Synonyms: disparage, abuse, run down, libel More Synonyms of malign.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMALIGN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MALIGN meaning: 1. causing or intending to cause harm or evil: 2. to say false and unpleasant things about…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › malignMalign - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. adjective. 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”. synonyms: maleficent.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › malign_adjmalign, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    What does the word malign mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word malign, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. malign has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. pathology (Middle English) astrology (Middle English) See meaning & use.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › malignMalign - definition of malign by The Free Dictionary

    1. Evil or harmful in nature or effect: "He felt that the malign influence of the house had governed his own disintegration" (Thomas Wolfe). 2. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent: "a snarling, bickering husky ... heavy-chested, with a malign eye" (Jack London).

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › malignMALIGN Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

    Synonyms for MALIGN: malicious, cruel, vicious, hateful, malignant, nasty, malevolent, bad; Antonyms of MALIGN: benign, benevolent, loving, good, sympathetic, kind, warm, kindly

  10. www.merriam-webstercollegiate.com › dictionary › malignMalign | Definition of malign by Merriam-Webster

    Related to MALIGN Synonyms bad [ slang ], bitchy , catty , cruel , despiteful , malevolent , malicious , hateful , malignant , mean , nasty , spiteful , vicious , virulent

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › malign_vmalign, v. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    OED's earliest evidence for malign is from around 1425, in the writing of John Lydgate, poet and prior of Hatfield Regis. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500). malign is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French maligner.