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Translate malign from English to Dutch

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malign:
- beschimpen; honen; verguizen
Wiktionary:
- malign → boosaardig, kwaadaardig, lasteren, vals beschuldigen, belasteren, kwaadspreken, roddelen

English

Detailed Translations for malign from English to Dutch

malign:

malign verb

malign (revile; abuse)
beschimpen; honen; verguizen
- beschimpen verb (beschimp, beschimpt, beschimpte, beschimpten, beschimpt)
- honen verb (hoon, hoont, hoonde, hoonden, gehoond)
- verguizen verb (verguis, verguist, verguisde, verguisden, verguisd)

Translation Matrix for malign:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
beschimpen	abuse; malign; revile	abuse; call names; jeer; jeer at; scoff at; taunt
honen	abuse; malign; revile
verguizen	abuse; malign; revile
-	badmouth; drag through the mud; traduce
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	evil; malefic; malevolent

Related Words for "malign":

maligning

Synonyms for "malign":

cancerous; evil; harmful; injurious; maleficent; unkind
malefic; malevolent; evil; maleficent
badmouth; traduce; drag through the mud; defame; slander; smirch; asperse; denigrate; calumniate; smear; sully; besmirch

Antonyms for "malign":

benign

Related Definitions for "malign":

having or exerting a malignant influence¹
evil or harmful in nature or influence¹
- prompted by malign motives¹
- believed in witches and malign spirits¹
- gave him a malign look¹
- a malign lesion¹
speak unfavorably about¹

Wiktionary Translations for malign:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• malign	→ boosaardig; kwaadaardig	↔ bösartig — böse, schlecht geartet
• malign	→ lasteren; vals beschuldigen; belasteren; kwaadspreken; roddelen	↔ calomnier — attaquer, blesser quelqu’un par des calomnies.
• malign	→ belasteren; kwaadspreken; roddelen	↔ diffamer — décrier, chercher à déshonorer, à nuire à la réputation par ses paroles ou par ses écrits.
• malign	→ kwaadaardig	↔ malin — Méchant (1)

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University