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Malign Adjective Məˈlaɪn  Word Origin Sb/Sth Formal Ma•Lign

Front malign
Back ma•lign
verb, adjective
BrE /məˈlaɪn/
NAmE /məˈlaɪn/
verb
 verb forms
 word origin
 example bank
~ sb/sth (formal)
to say bad things about sb/sth publicly
slander
She feels she has been much maligned by the press.

adjective
 word origin
[usually before noun] (formal)
causing harm

a malign force/influence/effect
compare benign

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