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ma·lign  (m-ln)

tr.v. ma·ligned, ma·lign·ing, ma·ligns

To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about; speak evil of.

adj.

1. Evil in disposition, nature, or intent.

2. Evil in influence; injurious.

3. Having or showing malice or ill will; malevolent.

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[Middle English malignen, to attack, from Old French malignier, from Late Latin malignr, from Latin malignus, malign; see gen- in Indo-European roots. Adj., from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin malignus.]

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ma·ligner n.

ma·lignly adv.

Synonyms: malign, defame, traduce, vilify, asperse, slander, calumniate, libel
These verbs mean to make evil, harmful, often untrue statements about another. Malign stresses malicious intent: "Have I not taken your part when you were maligned?" (Thackeray).
Defame suggests damage to reputation through misrepresentation: The plaintiff had been defamed and had legitimate grounds for a lawsuit.
Traduce connotes the resulting humiliation or disgrace: "My character was traduced by Captain Hawkins . . . even the ship's company cried out shame" (Frederick Marryat).
Vilify pertains to open, deliberate, vicious defamation: "One who belongs to the most vilified and persecuted minority in history is not likely to be insensible to the freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution" (Felix Frankfurter).
To asperse is to spread unfavorable charges or insinuations against: "Who could be so base as to asperse the character of a family so harmless as ours?" (Oliver Goldsmith).
Slander and calumniate apply to oral expression: He slandered his political opponent. She calumniated and ridiculed her former employer.
Libel involves the communication of written or pictorial material: The celebrity sued the tabloid that libeled her. See Also Synonyms at sinister.

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malign [məˈlaɪn]

adj

evil in influence, intention, or effect

vb

(tr) to slander or defame

[via Old French from Latin malīgnus spiteful, from malus evil]

maligner  n

malignly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	malign - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere" badmouth, drag through the mud, traduce asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Adj.	1.	malign - evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion" maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all" benignant, benign - pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
	2.	malign - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" malefic, malevolent, evil maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect

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malign

verb

disparage, abuse, run down, libel, knock (informal), injure, rubbish (informal), smear, blacken (someone's name), slag (off) (slang), denigrate, revile, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), traduce, speak ill of, derogate, do a hatchet job on (informal), calumniate, asperse We maligned him dreadfully, assuming the very worst about him.
disparage praise, compliment, commend, extol big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)

adjective

evil, bad, destructive, harmful, hostile, vicious, malignant, wicked, hurtful, pernicious, malevolent, baleful, deleterious, injurious, baneful, maleficent the malign influence jealousy had on their lives
evil good, kind, friendly, moral, beneficial, harmless, benign, honourable, agreeable, wholesome, benevolent, amiable, virtuous, innocuous, warm-hearted

Translations

malign [məˈlaɪn]

A. ADJ → maligno, malévolo

B. VT [+ person, reputation] → calumniar, difamar
you malign me → eso no es justo

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malign [məˈlaɪn] vt → diffamer, calomnier

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malign

adj (liter) person → boshaft; force, intent → böse; influence, effect → unheilvoll ? also malignant

vt → verleumden; (= run down) → schlechtmachen; without wishing in any way to malign her … → ich will ihr ja nichts (Schlechtes) nachsagen, aber …

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malign [məˈlaɪn]

1. adj → malefico/a, nocivo/a

2. vt → diffamare, calunniare, malignare su

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malign

v malign [məˈlain]

to say unpleasant things about (someone or something), especially without reason He's always maligning his wife when she isn't there. kwaadspreek يَطْعَنُ في، يَقْدَح في شَخْصٍ بَريء злословя pomlouvat bagtale verleumden κακολογώ calumniar, difamar laimama بدخواهی کردن panetella dire du mal de לְהַשמִיץ बदनाम करना štetiti befeketít memfitnah rægja malignare su, sparlare di 悪口を言う 욕설을 하다 apkalbėti apmelot; aprunāt memfitnah belasteren rakke ned på, snakke stygt om oczerniać caluniar a vorbi de rău злословить ohovárať obrekovati oklevetati baktala ใส่ร้าย iftira etmek, kara çalmak 誹謗 обмовляти, зводити наклеп ضرر رساں vu khống; nói xấu 诽谤

adj malignant [məˈlignənt]

1 (of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm a malignant remark. kwaadsprekend خَبيث، مُؤْذٍ злонамерен škodlivý ondskabsfuld böswillig κακεντρεχής maligno pahatahtlik بد نام کردن pahansuopa malveillant זְדוֹנִי अहितकर maligni, zloćudni rosszindulatú jahat illgjarn maligno, malevolo 悪意のある 악의에 찬 piktanoris, pikta linkintis ļauns jahat kwaadaardig ond(sinnet), hatsk złośliwy malévolo maliţios, rău­voi­tor злой, злобный zlomyseľný zlonameren zloban ondskefull ที่มุ่งร้าย kötü, acımasız 有惡意的 злобний; зловредний مہلک có dã tâm 有恶意的

2 (of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death She died of a malignant tumour. kwaadaardig خَبيث، سَرَطاني، مُهْلِك злокачествен zhoubný ondartet bösartig κακοήθης maligno pahaloomuline بدخیم pahanlaatuinen malin מַמאִיר सांघा‍तिक, असाध्य maligni tumor rosszindulatú ganas illkynja maligno 悪性の 악성인 piktybinis ļaundabīgs teruk kwaadaardig ondartet złośliwy maligno malign злокачественный zhubný maligen maligni elakartad เป็นอันตราย habis, ölümcül 惡性的 злоякісний متعدی، مہلک ác tính 恶性的

adv maˈlignantly

kwaadaardig بِخُبْث злонамерено zlomyslně ondskabsfuldt; ondartet bösartig με κακοήθεια malignamente pahatahtlikult بدخواهانه ilkeästi méchamment בְּזָדוֹן असाध्य रूप से zloćudno rosszindulatúan secara jahat illgirnislega malignamente 悪意から 악의에 차서 piktavališkai ļauni; ļaunprātīgi dengan teruk kwaadaardig ondt, hatsk, ondsinnet złośliwie maldosamente cu răutate злобно zlomyseľne zlonamerno zlobno ondskefullt อย่างชั่วร้าย kötü niyetle 懷惡意 злобно ہلاکت خیزی một cách độc ác 怀恶意