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Meaning of 'malign'
Meaning of 'malign' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Malign 
[ a.]
- Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent
enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign. [ a.]- Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets.
- Malignant; as, a malign ulcer.
- To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.
- To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.
2. Malign [ v. i.]
- To entertain malice. [ v. i.]Meaning of 'malign' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. malign [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- speak unfavorably about
- speak unfavorably about
Example in sentence:
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
2. malign [ a]
[ a]Meaning (2):
- evil or harmful in nature or influence
- evil or harmful in nature or influence
Example in sentence:
- a malign lesion;
- believed in witches and malign spirits;
- gave him a malign look;
- prompted by malign motives
3. malign [ s]
[ s]Meaning (3):
- having or exerting a malignant influence
- having or exerting a malignant influence
Example in sentence:
- a malefic force;
- malevolent stars
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