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malign
[ muh-lahyn ]
verb (used with object)
to malign an honorable man.
Synonyms: , , , , ,
Antonyms:
adjective
The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood.
Synonyms:
- having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious:
malign
/ ³¾É™Ëˆ±ô²¹Éª²Ô /
adjective
- evil in influence, intention, or effect
verb
- tr to slander or defame
Derived Forms
- ³¾²¹Ëˆ±ô¾±²µ²Ô±ð°ù, noun
- ³¾²¹Ëˆ±ô¾±²µ²Ô±ô²â, adverb
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¾²¹Â·±ô¾±²µ²Ô·±ð°ù noun
- ³¾²¹Â·±ô¾±²µ²Ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of malign1
Example Sentences
The 23-year-old star has dominated conversation about the film, as people either blame her for its poor reviews or leap to her defence, saying she's being unfairly maligned.
This is fuel for malign political and social actors.
Authoritarians and other such malign actors take advantage of desperate people who want simple solutions to complex problems.
But the prime minister has inherited a less benign economy than the last Labour government – and arguably a more malign world, with 'peace dividends' firmly thrown into the dustbin of history.
He described Iran as a "thoroughly malign force" in the Middle East and added: "We must not ever allow it to become nuclear armed".
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