MALIGN

(verb) speak unfavorably about
"She badmouths her husband everywhere"
synonyms : badmouth , drag through the mud , traduce
(adj.) 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"
His actions were prompted by malign motives. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) having or exerting a malignant influence
"malevolent stars", "a malefic force"
synonyms : evil , malefic , malevolent
He gazed upon the malevolent stars. -added by naila_inlas

Mnemonics for malign

(Tag: ) Ma(bad) Lign(language) bad language
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(Tag: ) sounds like MELLA(dirty) ...so to speak dirty/evil about others
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(Tag: ) mal=bad, ling=related to language (lingual)...so, malign=use of bad language Also, it's opposite of BENIGN
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(Tag: ) MR. MALIGAN IS A PERSON WITH BAD MOUTH
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(Tag: ) similar to malingerer(one who avoids works on excuse of illness) ...if u call someone a malingerer u bring disgrace to his name.
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(Tag: hindi) Malli(dirty)+ Liguist ---> Malign
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(Tag: ) Hindi - Jisaki pratima malin ki gayee hai by using slanderous remarks
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(Tag: ) maa ka land ... is a bad foul language
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