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malign |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb malign Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb malign Entailment of verb malign Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb malign 1 sense of malign Sense 1 badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud => defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch Familiarity of verb malign malign used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb malign Sense 1 badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud => defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch -------------- Grep of noun malign malignance malignancy malignant anaemia malignant anemia malignant hepatoma malignant hypertension malignant hyperthermia malignant melanoma malignant neoplasm malignant neoplastic disease malignant neuroma malignant tumor maligner malignity malignment Overview of verb malign The verb malign has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud -- (speak unfavorably about "She badmouthes her husband everywhere") Overview of adj malign The adj malign has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) malign -- (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") 2. malefic, malevolent, malign, evil -- (having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force") Antonyms of adj malign 2 senses of malign Sense 1 malign (vs. benign) benign (vs. malign), benignant => harmless, nonmalignant => kindly => genial, kind Sense 2 malefic, malevolent, malign, evil INDIRECT (VIA maleficent) -> beneficent Similarity of adj malign 2 senses of malign Sense 1 malign (vs. benign) => evil, harmful, injurious => malevolent, malignant => malignant Also See-> harmful#3; maleficent#1; malevolent#1, malicious#2; unkind#1 Sense 2 malefic, malevolent, malign, evil => maleficent (vs. beneficent) Attributes of adj malign 1 of 2 senses of malign Sense 1 malign (vs. benign) => malignity, malignancy, malignance Familiarity of adj malign malign used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj malign malign malignant maligned Overview of verb malign The verb malign has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud -- (speak unfavorably about "She badmouthes her husband everywhere") Overview of adj malign The adj malign has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) malign -- (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") 2. malefic, malevolent, malign, evil -- (having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force")
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