Pronunciations (2)
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/məˈlɪɡnənt/
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məˈlɪɡnənt
Adjective
Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
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malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection
[…]while, I fear, there will be some white ones, unable to forget that, with malignant heart, and deceitful speech, they have strove to hinder it.
Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
- Antonyms
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malignant diphtheria
a malignant tumor
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“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes[…]. And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […]”
Noun
A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
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As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants […]
A malignant in a position of real power immediately becomes a tyrant.
A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
Usage- Derogatory
- Historical
- Obsolete
Adjective
dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
- Antonyms