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Synonyms for malign
məˈlaɪnma·lign
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
malign
Abuse covers all unreasonable or improper use or treatment by word or act. A tenant does not abuse rented property by "reasonable wear," though that may damage the property and injure its sale; he may abuse it by needless defacement or neglect. It is possible to abuse a man without harming him, as when the criminal vituperates the judge; or to harm a man without abusing him, as when the witness tells the truth about the criminal. Defame, malign, rail at, revile, slander, vilify, and vituperate are used always in a bad sense. One may be justly reproached. To impose on or to victimize one is to injure him by abusing his confidence. To persecute one is to ill-treat him for opinion's sake, commonly for religious belief; to oppress is generally for political or pecuniary motives. "Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy," Deut. xxiv, 14. Misemploy, misuse, and pervert are commonly applied to objects rather than to persons. A dissolute youth misemploys his time, misuses his money and opportunities, harms his associates, perverts his talents, wrongs his parents, ruins himself, abuses every good gift of God.
Synonyms:
abuse, aggrieve, damage, defame, defile, disparage, harm, ill-treat, ill-use, impose on, impose upon, injure, maltreat, misemploy, misuse, molest, oppress, persecute, pervert, prostitute, rail at, ravish, reproach, revile, ruin, slander, victimize, vilify, violate, vituperate, wrongAntonyms:
applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, conserve, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate
Princeton's WordNet
malignadjective
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:
malevolent, evil, maleficAntonyms:
benign, beneficent, benignant, kindlymalefic, malevolent, malign, evilverb
having or exerting a malignant influence
"malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
Synonyms:
evil, malefic, malevolent, viciousAntonyms:
beneficent, benign, benignant, kindlybadmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mudverb
speak unfavorably about
"She badmouths her husband everywhere"
Synonyms:
drag through the mud, traduce, badmouthAntonyms:
beneficent, benign, kindly, benignant
Dictionary of English Synonymes
malignadjective
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malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposedmalignadjective
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injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very badmalignverb
Synonyms:
revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame, blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify
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#1673 | wrong | |
#2225 | abuse | |
#2266 | damage | |
#3009 | evil | |
#6159 | harm | |
#12746 | violate | |
#14038 | misuse | |
#14164 | ruin | |
#15592 | malignant | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#28024 | prostitute | |
#33274 | slander | |
#34306 | injure | |
#34734 | pervert | |
#36900 | discredit | |
#42903 | reproach | |
#48310 | malevolent | |
#48711 | pernicious | |
#65039 | persecute | |
#66795 | oppress | |
#72172 | malign | |
#73765 | defame | |
#78097 | defile | |
#84156 | disparage | |
#85386 | molest | |
#141077 | vilify | |
#148587 | revile | |
#151654 | ravish | |
#164852 | victimize | |
#221369 | malefic | |
#244187 | badmouth | |
#288415 | traduce | |
#317019 | maltreat |
How to use malign in a sentence?
The work that our U.S. forces are doing in East Africa bolsters partnerships, counters malign influence, and maintains critical pressure on terrorist networks, our efforts directly contribute to counterterrorism, maritime surveillance, and intelligence sharing missions with our Kenyan partners. This activity enables enhanced security and stability in the region and for Sunday US.
If the Iranians are really willing to come and talk about all of their malign behavior in the region and around the world, I think Iranian President Hassan Rouhani'd find the President willing to do it.
?It is a hallowed campaign tradition. Malign an industry, but court its wealthy big shots.
We will ensure freedom of navigation on the waters in the region. We will work to prevent and counteract any Iranian malign cyber activity. We will track down Iranian operatives and their Hezbollah proxies operating around the world and crush them, iran will never again have carte blanche to dominate Middle East.
If I had posted something about John Kirby like this on social media, Secretary Kerry would have -- rightly -- been incensed. I might even have been fired, my account -- which is a personal account, where I say my personal take on anything from government-related to news-related topics -- is my specific point of view. But it is also consistent with our policy of pointing out the Iranian regime's excesses and misrepresentations and malign activities.
Translations for malign
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- مؤذArabic
- pomlouvatCzech
- malignDanish
- böse, unheilvoll, übelwollendGerman
- κακόβουλοςGreek
- malignoEsperanto
- malignoSpanish
- بدخیمPersian
- pahanlaatuinen, paha, pahantahtoinenFinnish
- calomnierFrench
- rosszindulatúHungarian
- memfitnahIndonesian
- malignoItalian
- malignumLatin
- kwaadaardigDutch
- malignNorwegian
- złośliwyPolish
- malignoPortuguese
- bârfiRomanian
- злокачественныйRussian
- habisTurkish
- hung tinhVietnamese
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