Search results
to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly: She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers. Much-maligned for their derivative style, the band is nevertheless enduringly popular. Synonyms. criticize. traduce formal.
1. a. : evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious. the malign effects of illicit drugs. b. : malignant, virulent. a malign lesion. 2. : having or showing intense often vicious ill will : malevolent.
Malign definition: to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame. See examples of MALIGN used in a sentence.
to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly: She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers. Much-maligned for their derivative style, the band is nevertheless enduringly popular. Synonyms. criticize. traduce formal.
Definitions of malign. verb. speak unfavorably about. synonyms: badmouth, drag through the mud, traduce. see more. adjective. 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” synonyms: maleficent. harmful or evil in intent or effect. cancerous.
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).
If you malign someone, you say unpleasant and untrue things about them. We maligned him dreadfully when you come to think of it. American English : malign / məˈlaɪn /
Definition of malign verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Malign definition: To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
malign meaning, definition, what is malign: to say unpleasant things about someone t...: Learn more.