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| 1. | [ adjective ] evil or harmful in nature or influence | |
| Examples: | "prompted by malign motives" "believed in witches and malign spirits" "gave him a malign look" "a malign lesion" |
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| Related terms: | benign evil malevolent malignant cancerous unkind malevolent maleficent harmful malignity | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] having or exerting a malignant influence | |
| Synonyms: | malevolent evil malefic | |
| Examples: | "malevolent stars" "a malefic force" |
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| Related terms: | maleficent | |
| 3. | [ verb ] speak unfavorably about | |
| Synonyms: | drag_through_the_mud traduce badmouth | |
| Examples: | "She badmouthed her husband everywhere" |
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| Related terms: | defame defamation defamer | |
| Similar spelling: |
maligner maligned malignity malignant |
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