See Also: malign(medicine)
malign(1)(dictionary)
malign(2)(dictionary)
malign 1, verb(dictionary)
malign 2, adjective(dictionary)

malign(2) (iou)



malign verb. LME.
[Old French malignier from late Latin malignare contrive maliciously, from malignus: see MALIGN adjective.]
verb intrans. Speak ill, inveigh; plot, contrive. (Foll. by against.) LME-E17.
verb intrans. Feel malice or ill will. Foll. by against, at. LME-M17.
verb trans. Regard with hatred or envy. Also, resent, take amiss. L15-E18.
verb trans. Speak ill or wrongly of, traduce, slander. M16.
G. Greene He sounded professional, and I wondered whether perhaps I had maligned him. L. Cody You're maligning all my varied professions.
maligner noun LME.