Malign

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/məlˈaɪn/ · मलाइन

Meaning

Evil in nature or effect

To say or write bad things about somebody

To speak evil words about somebody

to speak ill of someone; harmful

हिंदी अर्थ

अहितकारी, अनिष्टकारी

बदनाम करना, झूठा दोष लगाना

बदनाम करना; हानिकर

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
BalefulBanefulNoxiousPerniciousEvilDefameSlander
Antonyms · विलोम
Example sentences

The malign influence of the rumour spread through the whole town.

Radhika refused to let one malign remark spoil her day.

He was maligned in three separate letters.

Daily use: Uski malign soch ka asar poore ghar par pada.

Word forms
Malignity nMalign adjMalignly adv
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'Mal' यानी बुरा — जैसे malfunction और malpractice में। Malign चीज़ का स्वभाव और असर दोनों बुरे होते हैं, यानी अहितकारी। Benign इसका ठीक उल्टा है।

'Mal' means bad, as in malfunction and malpractice. Something malign is bad in nature or effect — harmful and evil. Benign is its exact opposite.

Exam note

Adjective में baleful, baneful, noxious, pernicious synonym हैं और benign antonym। Malign verb भी है — बदनाम करना, जिसके साथ slander और libel आते हैं।

As an adjective, baleful, baneful, noxious and pernicious are the synonyms and benign is the antonym. Malign is also a verb meaning to defame, with slander and libel as companions.

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