Synonyms for malign
məˈlaɪnma·lign

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1. malignverb

   Antonyms:
   benign

2. malignadjective

   evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.

   Antonyms:
   benign

3. malignadjective

   Antonyms:
   benign

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1. 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, wrong

   Antonyms:
   applaud, benefit, care for, cherish, conserve, consider, eulogize, extol, favor, laud, panegyrize, praise, protect, regard, respect, shield, sustain, tend, uphold, vindicate

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1. 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, malefic

   Antonyms:
   benign, beneficent, benignant, kindly

2. malefic, malevolent, malign, evilverb

   having or exerting a malignant influence

   "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"

   Synonyms:
   evil, malefic, malevolent, vicious

   Antonyms:
   beneficent, benign, benignant, kindly

3. badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mudverb

   speak unfavorably about

   "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

   Synonyms:
   drag through the mud, traduce, badmouth

   Antonyms:
   beneficent, benign, kindly, benignant

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1. malignadjective

   Synonyms:
   malicious, malevolent, malignant, ill-disposed

2. malignadjective

   Synonyms:
   injurious, pernicious, unfavorable, baneful, very bad

3. malignverb

   Synonyms:
   revile, slander, abuse, calumniate, asperse, defame, blacken, traduce, scandalize, disparage, vilify

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1. List of paraphrases for "malign":

   malignant, discredit, defame, slander, pernicious, evil

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How to use malign in a sentence?

1. Lakshheish M Patel:

   NALCO share has come down from Rs.130 to Rs.67 in just 45 days i.e around 50%fall. Is it not an attempt by corporate biggies to malign its image so that it can be privatized. It is a huge cash rich and big profit making company . Some bad elements are involved in pulling down its price so it can be purchased by private org at the lowest price.

2. Stephen Townsend:

   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.

3. Mike Pence:

   Now we're engaging on the possibility of a new deal which may create opportunities for ... addressing issues of Americans that are detained in Iran but checking the extraordinary malign influence and support for terrorism that Iran continues to propagate across the region.

4. John Bolton:

   The president has held the door open to real negotiations to completely and verifiably eliminate Iran's nuclear weapons program, its pursuit of ballistic missile delivery systems, its support for international terrorism and other malign behavior worldwide, all that Iran needs to do is to walk through that open door.

5. Marsha Blackburn:

   The Chinese Communist Party's campaign of malign influence within the United Nations is an open secret that continually puts the lives of China's dissidents at risk, the international community can no longer turn a blind eye to Beijing’s egregious abuse. No whistleblower should be fired for exposing how the U.N. is aiding Communist China’s exploitation and abuse of the Muslim Uyghurs. Earlier this year, I introduced the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Act to strengthen America's leadership in the United Nations system and expose the CCP for their crimes.