malign
adjective/məˈlaɪn/
/məˈlaɪn/
[usually before noun] (formal)- causing harm
- a malign force/influence/effect
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMalign is used with these nouns:- influence
Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French maligne (adjective), malignier (verb), based on Latin malignus ‘tending to evil’, from malus ‘bad’.Definitions on the go
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