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malign

/məˈlaɪn/muh-LYN
/məˈlaɪn/muh-LYN

Meaningill-disposed, wicked

Common meaning: to speak ill of

Journey through time

  1. Latinmalignus‘ill-disposed, wicked’source
  2. Old Frenchmalingsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsill-disposed, wicked → to speak ill ofmalign‘to speak ill of’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin malignus ‘ill-disposed, wicked’.

Roots

  • malignus Latin “ill-disposed, wicked”

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