Malign word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "malign" word

[adjective] having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"
[adjective] 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"
[verb] speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"

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\Ma*lign"\, a. [L. malignus, for maligenus, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See {Malice}, {Gender}, and cf. {Benign}, {Malignant}.] 1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to {benign}. Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits. --Bacon. 2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets. 3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. [R.] --Bacon.
\Ma*lign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maligned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maligning}.] [Cf. L. malignare. See {Malign}, a.] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure. [Obs.] The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them. --Spenser. 2. To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse. To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling. --South.
\Ma*lign"\, v. i. To entertain malice. [Obs.]

Synonyms for malign

badmouth, cancerous, drag through the mud, evil, harmful, injurious, malefic, maleficent, malevolent, malignant, traduce

Antonyms: benign, benignant

Related terms: bestial, bloody, brutal, calumniate, catching, corrosive, corrupting, damaging, deadly, denigrate, derogate, hateful, injurious, malignant, murderous, ornery, pestilential, taint, tear down, ungentle, virulent, wicked

The fun area, different aproach to word »malign«

Let's analyse "malign" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: NGILAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1680 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -- .- .-.. .. --. -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: malign: 1 + 9 = 10, reduced: 1 . and the final result is One.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: malign: 4 + 1 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 5 = 29, reduced: 11, and the final result is Eleven.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
G (1)	7	Chariot	Strong, Sturdy, Decisive
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
N (1)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty

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