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Definition of malign verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

malign

verb

NAmE//məˈlaɪn//

malign somebody/something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they malign

he / she / it maligns

past simple maligned

-ing form maligning

to say bad things about someone or something publicly synonym slander She feels she has been much maligned by the press.

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