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Showing words for MALIGN using the English dictionary

6 Letter Words for Malign

laming, lingam, malign

5 Letter Words for Malign

algin, align, gamin, lamin, langi, liang, ligan, liman, linga, mangi, milan

4 Letter Words for Malign

agin, agni, alin, amil, amin, amli, anil, anim, gail, gain, gali, gila, glam, glia, glim, iman, inga, lain, lang, lima, limn, lina, ling, magi, mail, main, mali, mang, mani, mgal, mian, mila, ming, nagi, naig, nail, ngai

3 Letter Words for Malign

ail, aim, ain, alg, aln, ami, gal, gam, gan, gim, gin, ign, ing, lag, lai, lam, lan, lig, lim, lin, mag, mal, man, mia, mig, mil, min, mna, nag, nam, nig, nil, nim

Definitions for Malign

[1] to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
[2] evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious: The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood.
[3] having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious.
[4] evil in influence, intention, or effect
[5] (tr) to slander or defame

Words related to Malign

sully, revile, tarnish, smear, taint, denigrate, insult, disparage, misrepresent, vilify, besmirch, defile, harm, accuse, pollute, soil, asperse, vituperate, rap, curse

Words nearby Malign

malic acid, malice, malice aforethought, malicious, malicious mischief, malign, malignancy, malignant, malignant anemia, malignant bubo, malignant ciliary epithelioma

Origin of Malign

1275–1325; Middle English maligne < Middle French < Latin malignus. See mal-, benign

Other words from Malign

ma·lign·er , noun
ma·lign·ly , adverb
un·ma·ligned , adjective

Word origin for Malign

C14: via Old French from Latin malīgnus spiteful, from malus evil

Synonyms for Malign

antagonistic, antipathetic, bad, baleful, baneful, deleterious, despiteful, destructive, detrimental, evil, harmful, hateful, hostile, inimical, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malignant, noxious, pernicious, rancorous, sinister, spiteful, vicious, wicked