| ADJECTIVE | all | malign | evil or harmful in nature or influence |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | malign, malefic, malevolent, evil | having or exerting a malignant influence | |
| VERB | communication | malign, badmouth, traduce, drag through the mud | speak unfavorably about |
| Sounds | mahlay'n | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... | |
| Meaning | Evil or harmful in nature or influence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
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| Attribute of | malignity, malignancy, malignance | Quality of being disposed to evil |
| Narrower | cancerous | like a cancer |
| See also | harmful | Causing or capable of causing harm |
| maleficent | harmful or evil in intent or effect | |
| unkind | lacking kindness | |
| Opposite | benign, benignant | Pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| Spanish | maligno | |
| Catalan | maligne | |
| Meaning | Having or exerting a malignant influence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | malefic, malevolent, evil | |
| Broader | maleficent | harmful or evil in intent or effect |
| Spanish | maléfico, malévolo, maligno, malvado | |
| Catalan | malèfic, malèvol, maligne, malvat | |
| Nouns | malignity | quality of being disposed to evil |
| Adverbs | malignly | in a malign and evil manner |
| Meaning | speak unfavorably about. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | badmouth, traduce, drag through the mud | |
| Broader | defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch | Charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent |
| Spanish | calumniar, difamar | |
| Catalan | difamar | |
| Nouns | maligner | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel |
| malignment | slanderous defamation | |
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