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Summary

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malign:
- verleumden; lästern
Wiktionary:
- malign → böse, übelwollend, unheilvoll, bösartig
- malign → verleumden
- malign → irrtümlicherweise anklagen, afterreden, anschwärzen, fälschlich beschuldigen, verleumden, boshaft, bösartig

German to English: more detail...

malign:
- Wiktionary:
  malign → malignant

English

Detailed Translations for malign from English to German

malign:

malign verb

malign (revile; abuse)
verleumden; lästern
- verleumden verb (verleumde, verleumdest, verleumdet, verleumdete, verleumdetet, verleumdet)
- lästern verb (lästere, lästerst, lästert, lästerte, lästertet, gelästert)

Translation Matrix for malign:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
lästern	abuse; malign; revile	blot; daub; defamate; gossip; plaster; slander; smear; speak badly
verleumden	abuse; malign; revile	accuse; bear a grudge; bear malice; blacken; blame; blame someone of; defame; discredit; harbour a grudge; hold against; libel; rancor; rancour; rebuke; reprimand; reproach; slander; vilify
-	badmouth; drag through the mud; traduce
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	evil; malefic; malevolent

Related Words for "malign":

maligning

Synonyms for "malign":

cancerous; evil; harmful; injurious; maleficent; unkind
malefic; malevolent; evil; maleficent
badmouth; traduce; drag through the mud; defame; slander; smirch; asperse; denigrate; calumniate; smear; sully; besmirch

Antonyms for "malign":

benign

Related Definitions for "malign":

having or exerting a malignant influence¹
evil or harmful in nature or influence¹
- prompted by malign motives¹
- believed in witches and malign spirits¹
- gave him a malign look¹
- a malign lesion¹
speak unfavorably about¹

Wiktionary Translations for malign:

malign

adjective

malevolent
- malign → böse; übelwollend
evil or malignant
- malign → unheilvoll

malign

adjective

böse, schlecht geartet
- bösartig → malevolent; malign

verb

einen unwahren (oder nicht zu beweisenden) ehrrührigen Sachverhalt über einen anderen verbreiten
- verleumden → asperse; backbite; calumniate; defame; denigrate; libel; malign; slander; slur; raduce; villainise; villainize

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• malign	→ irrtümlicherweise anklagen; afterreden; anschwärzen; fälschlich beschuldigen; verleumden	↔ calomnier — attaquer, blesser quelqu’un par des calomnies.
• malign	→ afterreden; anschwärzen; fälschlich beschuldigen; verleumden	↔ diffamer — décrier, chercher à déshonorer, à nuire à la réputation par ses paroles ou par ses écrits.
• malign	→ boshaft; bösartig	↔ malin — Méchant (1)

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