malign

ma·lign

M0061200 (mə-līn′)tr.v. ma·ligned, ma·lign·ing, ma·ligns To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).adj.1. Evil or harmful in nature or effect: "He felt that the malign influence of the house had governed his own disintegration" (Thomas Wolfe).2. Intending or threatening harm or ill will; malevolent: "a snarling, bickering husky ... heavy-chested, with a malign eye" (Jack London).

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[Middle English malignen, to attack, from Old French malignier, from Late Latin malignārī, from Latin malignus, malign; see genə- in Indo-European roots. Adj., from Middle English, from Old French, from Latin malignus.]

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ma·lign′er n.ma·lign′ly adv.Synonyms: malign, defame, traduce, vilify, slander, calumniate, libel
These verbs mean to make evil, harmful, often untrue statements about another. Malign stresses malicious intent: "Have I not taken your part when you were maligned?" (William Makepeace Thackeray).
Defame suggests damage to reputation through misrepresentation: The plaintiff had been defamed and had legitimate grounds for a lawsuit.
Traduce connotes the humiliation or disgrace resulting from such damage: "My character was traduced by Captain Hawkins ... even the ship's company cried out shame" (Frederick Marryat).
Vilify pertains to open, deliberate, vicious defamation: "As long as there have been personal fouls and holding penalties, sports fans have vilified referees for making bad calls" (Jason Zinoman).
Slander and calumniate apply to oral expression: He slandered his political opponent. She calumniated and ridiculed her former employer.
Libel involves the communication of written or pictorial material: The celebrity sued the tabloid that libeled her.

malign

(məˈlaɪn) adjevil in influence, intention, or effectvb (tr) to slander or defame[C14: via Old French from Latin malīgnus spiteful, from malus evil] maˈligner n maˈlignly adv

ma•lign

(məˈlaɪn)

v.t. 1. to speak harmful untruths about; slander; defame. adj. 2. evil in effect; pernicious. 3. having or showing an evil disposition. [1275–1325; Middle English maligne < Middle French < Latin malignus. See mal-, benign] ma•lign′er, n. ma•lign′ly, adv.

malign

Past participle: maligned
Gerund: maligning

Imperative
malign
malign

Present
I malign
you malign
he/she/it maligns
we malign
you malign
they malign

Preterite
I maligned
you maligned
he/she/it maligned
we maligned
you maligned
they maligned

Present Continuous
I am maligning
you are maligning
he/she/it is maligning
we are maligning
you are maligning
they are maligning

Present Perfect
I have maligned
you have maligned
he/she/it has maligned
we have maligned
you have maligned
they have maligned

Past Continuous
I was maligning
you were maligning
he/she/it was maligning
we were maligning
you were maligning
they were maligning

Past Perfect
I had maligned
you had maligned
he/she/it had maligned
we had maligned
you had maligned
they had maligned

Future
I will malign
you will malign
he/she/it will malign
we will malign
you will malign
they will malign

Future Perfect
I will have maligned
you will have maligned
he/she/it will have maligned
we will have maligned
you will have maligned
they will have maligned

Future Continuous
I will be maligning
you will be maligning
he/she/it will be maligning
we will be maligning
you will be maligning
they will be maligning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maligning
you have been maligning
he/she/it has been maligning
we have been maligning
you have been maligning
they have been maligning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maligning
you will have been maligning
he/she/it will have been maligning
we will have been maligning
you will have been maligning
they will have been maligning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maligning
you had been maligning
he/she/it had been maligning
we had been maligning
you had been maligning
they had been maligning

Conditional
I would malign
you would malign
he/she/it would malign
we would malign
you would malign
they would malign

Past Conditional
I would have maligned
you would have maligned
he/she/it would have maligned
we would have maligned
you would have maligned
they would have maligned

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	malign - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"badmouth, drag through the mud, traduceasperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, slander, smirch, denigrate, sully, smear - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
Adj.	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"maleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effectharmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"unkind - lacking kindness; "a thoughtless and unkind remark"; "the unkindest cut of all"benignant, benign - pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence; "a benign smile"; "the benign sky"; "the benign influence of pure air"
	2.	malign - having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"malefic, malevolent, evilmaleficent - harmful or evil in intent or effect

malign

verb1. disparage, abuse, run down, libel, knock (informal), injure, rubbish (informal), smear, blacken (someone's name), slag (off) (slang), denigrate, revile, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), traduce, speak ill of, derogate, do a hatchet job on (informal), calumniate, asperse We maligned him dreadfully, assuming the very worst about him.
disparage praise, compliment, commend, extol big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean)adjective1. evil, bad, destructive, harmful, hostile, vicious, malignant, wicked, hurtful, pernicious, malevolent, baleful, deleterious, injurious, baneful, maleficent the malign influence jealousy had on their lives
evil good, kind, friendly, moral, beneficial, harmless, benign, honourable, agreeable, wholesome, benevolent, amiable, virtuous, innocuous, warm-hearted

malign

verbTo make defamatory statements about:asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify.Law: libel.Idiom: cast aspersions on.adjective1. Strongly suggestive of great harm, menace, or evil:baleful, sinister.2. Characterized by intense ill will or spite:black, despiteful, evil, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malignant, mean, nasty, poisonous, spiteful, venomous, vicious, wicked.Slang: bitchy.

Translations

诽谤

malign

(məˈlain) verb to say unpleasant things about (someone or something), especially without reason. He's always maligning his wife when she isn't there. 誹謗 诽谤malignant (məˈlignənt) adjective1. (of people, their actions etc) intending, or intended, to do harm. a malignant remark. 有惡意的 有恶意的2. (of a tumour, disease etc) likely to become worse and cause death. She died of a malignant tumour. 惡性的 恶性的maˈlignantly adverb 惡意地 怀恶意地