malign
/məˈlaɪn/ verb C2- To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
He/she/it maligns · Past maligned · Past participle maligned · -ing form maligning
Verb forms
- Base form
- malign
- He/she/it
- maligns
- Past
- maligned
- Past participle
- maligned
- -ing form
- maligning
From the library
The picture seems to have a malign influence, for my mother rarely comes here without looking at it, and still more rarely does she look at it without weeping.
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