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Feb 12, 2012
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ma•lign



Pronunciation: (mu-līn'), [key]
v.t.
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.

adj.
1. evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious: The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood.
2. having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

malicious mischiefmalignancy
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