malign

Verb

Verb Forms: maligned, maligning, maligns

To speak evil of; to slander.
speak unfavorably about
To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong.

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"

Adjective Satellite

having or exerting a malignant influence

Adj

Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
Malevolent.
Malignant.

Examples

a malign ulcer
His opponent tried to malign his use of obscure words, but they were all valid.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from malus (“bad”) + genus (“sort, kind”). Compare benign.

Synonyms

badmouth, drag through the mud, evil, malefic, malevolent, traduce

Antonyms

benign

Scrabble Score: 9

malign: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
malign: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
malign: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

malign: valid Words With Friends Word