Malign: meaning, definitions and examples
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malign
[ mษหlaษชn ]
to speak evil of
To speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: as, to malign one's enemies.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- He maligned his former boss by spreading false rumors about her.
- The politician was often maligned by his opponents in the press.
evil in nature, influence, or effect; injurious
Having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The malign influence of the criminal organization spread throughout the city.
- She could not ignore the malign intentions behind his words.
Translations
Translations of the word "malign" in other languages:
๐ต๐น difamar
- maldizer
- caluniar
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคฆเคจเคพเคฎ เคเคฐเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช verleumden
๐ฎ๐ฉ memfitnah
๐บ๐ฆ ะณะฐะฝัะฑะธัะธ
๐ต๐ฑ oczerniaฤ
๐ฏ๐ต ๆชๅฃใ่จใ
๐ซ๐ท diffamer
๐ช๐ธ difamar
๐น๐ท iftira atmak
๐ฐ๐ท ๋น๋ฐฉํ๋ค
๐ธ๐ฆ ุชุดููู ุงูุณู ุนุฉ
๐จ๐ฟ pomlouvat
๐ธ๐ฐ ohovรกraลฅ
๐จ๐ณ ่ฏฝ่ฐค
๐ธ๐ฎ obrekovati
๐ฎ๐ธ rรณgbera
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะถะฐะปะฐ ะถะฐะฑั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแ แแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ bรถhtan atmaq
๐ฒ๐ฝ difamar
Word origin
The word 'malign' originated from the Latin word 'malignus', which means 'wicked' or 'evil'. Over time, it has evolved to encompass the meanings of speaking evil of someone or something, as well as describing something evil or harmful in nature.