Malign
Definition
(v.) Speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner; (adj.) evil in nature or effect.
Etymology
From Middle English maligne, from Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from malus (“bad”) + genus (“sort, kind”). Compare benign.
Synonyms
asperse, denigrate, libel
In a sentence
- Competitors maligned the product without ever having used it.
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Vocabulary.md