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Meaning of 'malign' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malign [ a.]
- Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign.
- 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.

Meaning of 'malign' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . malign [ v]
Meaning (1):
- speak unfavorably about
Example in sentence:
  • She badmouths her husband everywhere
2 . malign [ a]
Meaning (2):
- 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]
Meaning (3):
- having or exerting a malignant influence
Example in sentence:
  • a malefic force;
  • malevolent stars

Nearby Words:

mal- mala malabar malacatune malacca malachite malacissant malacissation malacobdella malacoderm

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