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单词 maligned
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malignedadj.

Brit. /məˈlʌɪnd/, U.S. /məˈlaɪnd/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: malign v., -ed suffix1.
Etymology: < malign v. + -ed suffix1.
Regarded with malignity; spoken ill of, slandered. See much-maligned adj. at much adj., adv., pron., and n. Compounds 2a.
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1613 T. Adams Heauen & Earth Reconcil'd f. 12v Let them then murmure till their tongues are hoarse with contumelies,..and say with that persecuted, maligned, reuiled..Psalmist; Oh Lord, thou knowest mine innocence.
1874 T. Hardy Far from Madding Crowd II. xx. 248 He was continually coming to her with some tale or other, by which he might creep into favour at the expense of persons maligned.
1918 A. G. Gardiner Leaves in Wind 30 The pig, I found, was a grossly maligned animal.
1982 F. Raphael Byron (1988) 34 What maligned author would not applaud the suggestion that critics have a mind ‘skilled to find, or forge a fault’?
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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