malign

English Thesaurus

1. speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

2. having or exerting a malignant influence (adj.all)

similar	:	maleficent,
definition	:	harmful or evil in intent or effect (adj.all)

3. evil or harmful in nature or influence (adj.all)

similar	:	cancerous,
definition	:	like a cancer; an evil that grows and spreads (adj.all)

also	:	maleficent,
definition	:	harmful or evil in intent or effect (adj.all)

also	:	harmful,
definition	:	causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all)

also	:	unkind,
definition	:	lacking kindness (adj.all)

attribute	:	malignance, malignancy, malignity,
definition	:	quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will (noun.attribute)

4. speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

5. having or exerting a malignant influence (adj.all)

derivation	:	malevolence, malevolency, malice,
definition	:	the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	malignance, malignancy, malignity,
definition	:	quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will (noun.attribute)

6. evil or harmful in nature or influence (adj.all)

antonym	:	benign, benignant,
definition	:	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence (adj.all)

7. speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

8. having or exerting a malignant influence (adj.all)

derivation	:	malevolence, malevolency, malice,
definition	:	the quality of threatening evil (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	malignance, malignancy, malignity,
definition	:	quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will (noun.attribute)

9. evil or harmful in nature or influence (adj.all)

antonym	:	benign, benignant,
definition	:	pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence (adj.all)