Overview of verb malign

The verb malign has 1 sense

• badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud -- (speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere")

Overview of adj malign

The adj malign has 2 senses

• 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")


• malefic, malevolent, malign, evil -- (having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force")