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What does it mean to malign someone?
malign. verb. English Language Learners Definition of malign (Entry 2 of 2) : to say bad things about (someone or something) publicly : to criticize (someone or something) harshly or unfairly.
What does Malinge mean?
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
How do you use malign in a sentence?
Malign in a Sentence 🔉
- By spreading the cruel rumor, my sister hoped to malign her ex-boyfriend.
- Because Jack was angry about losing his job, he tried to malign his former employer to anyone who would listen.
What do you call someone who pretends to be hurt?
English Language Learners Definition of malinger : to pretend to be sick or injured in order to avoid doing work.
What part of speech is malign?
adjective
When you habitually malign people, you risk being described as “a malign influence” — in this case, malign is an adjective that describes a harmful or even evil person or thing.
What do conjunct mean?
1 : something joined or associated with another specifically : one of the components of a conjunction. 2 : an adverb or adverbial (such as so, in addition, however, secondly) that indicates the speaker’s or writer’s assessment of the connection between linguistic units (such as clauses)
What is the difference between benign and malignant?
A malignant tumor is cancer, and a benign tumor is not. One main difference between a benign tumor and a malignant tumor is that a benign tumor will not spread (metastasize) to distant parts of the body, and usually it will not grow back once removed.
What does the word “maligning” mean?
To malign is to speak badly of someone. The definition of malign is to speak badly about or criticism someone. An example of malign is when you say someone is a thief.
What does maligant mean?
ma·lig·nant | \\ mə-ˈlig-nənt \\. 1 : tending to produce death or deterioration malignant malaria especially : tending to infiltrate, metastasize, and terminate fatally a malignant tumor.
What does malignantly mean?
The first definition of malignantly in the dictionary is having or showing desire to harm others. Other definition of malignantly is in a way which tends to cause great harm; injuriously. Malignantly is also in a way which is uncontrollable or is resistant to therapy, or which is rapidly spreading.