The meaning of MALIGN is evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious. How to use malign in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Malign.

MALIGN definition: 1. causing or intending to cause harm or evil: 2. to say false and unpleasant things about…. Learn more.

MALIGN meaning: 1. causing or intending to cause harm or evil: 2. to say false and unpleasant things about…. Learn more.

To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone). 1. Evil or harmful in nature or effect: "He felt that the malign influence of the house had governed his own disintegration" (Thomas Wolfe). 2. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent: "a snarling, bickering husky ... heavy-chested, with a malign eye" (Jack London).

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When you habitually malign people, you risk being described as "a malign influence" — in this case, malign is an adjective that describes a harmful or even evil person or thing.

2016年12月5日 · Synonyms for MALIGN: malicious, cruel, vicious, hateful, malignant, nasty, malevolent, bad; Antonyms of MALIGN: benign, benevolent, loving, good, sympathetic, kind, warm, kindly

If you malign someone, you say unpleasant and untrue things about them. We maligned him dreadfully when you come to think of it.

MALIGN meaning: to say bad things about (someone or something) publicly to criticize (someone or something) harshly or unfairly

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