Maligned - definition of maligned by The Free Dictionary To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone) 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)
MALIGNED definition in American English | Collins English . . . Business is often maligned for sacrificing people at the altar of profit The reason it is often maligned and dismissed is because it takes a lot of work to get right Twenty years ago, modern architecture was much maligned
Malign Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary They have given up their much- maligned [=widely criticized] attempt to reform tax policy He has used his power for malign [= malevolent] purposes
MALIGN Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster When a word's got mal- in it, it's no good That prefix traces to the Latin word malus (which means "bad"), and it puts the negative vibes in both the verb and adjective forms of malign (from the Latin malignus, meaning "evil in nature") and a host of other English words