Maligning

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  • v. Present participle of malign.
    • Word Usage
    "The board criticised the media for what it called the maligning of certain board members over the issue of Afrikaans on TV1."
    Equivalent
    maleficent    cancerous   
    Antonym
    benign   
    Verb Form
    maligned    maligning    maligns   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    asperse    smear    smirch    sully    denigrate   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    malevolent    malicious    spiteful    unfavorable    unpropitious   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Aline    Cline    Combine    Dine    Heine   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    malevolent    diabolical    malicious    sinister    vindictive   
     
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