malign

(a) 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
(s) having or exerting a malignant influence
- malevolent stars
- a malefic force
malefic, malevolent, evil,

Verbs

(v) speak unfavorably about
- She badmouths her husband everywhere
badmouth, drag through the mud, traduce,

Synonyms

badmouth drag through the mud traduce malefic malevolent evil

Antonyms

benignant benign

See also

harmful maleficent unkind

Words of close approximity

malik

Malian malice

malignance malignancy malignant malignant anaemia malignant anemia malignant hepatoma malignant hypertension malignant hyperthermia malignantly malignant melanoma malignant neoplasm malignant neoplastic disease malignant neuroma malignant pustule malignant tumor maligner malignity malignly malignment