what is the meaning to the word Malign?

Question

is it something to bend, slander, perform or straighten?

Answer 1

Main Entry: 1ma·lign
Function: adjective
Pronunciation: m&-'līn
Etymology: Middle English maligne, from Middle French, from Latin malignus, from male badly + gignere to beget -- more at MAL- , kin
1 a : evil in nature, influence, or effect : INJURIOUS b : MALIGNANT , VIRULENT
2 : having or showing intense often vicious ill will : MALEVOLENT
synonym see SINISTER
- ma·lign·ly adverb




Main Entry: 2malign
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French maligner to act maliciously, from Late Latin malignari, from Latin malignus
: to utter injuriously misleading or false reports about : speak evil of
synonyms MALIGN , TRADUCE , ASPERSE , VILIFY , CALUMNIATE , DEFAME , SLANDER mean to injure by speaking ill of. MALIGN suggests specific and often subtle misrepresentation but may not always imply deliberate lying . TRADUCE stresses the resulting ignominy and distress to the victim . ASPERSE implies continued attack on a reputation often by indirect or insinuated detraction . VILIFY implies attempting to destroy a reputation by open and direct abuse . CALUMNIATE imputes malice to the speaker and falsity to the assertions . DEFAME stresses the actual loss of or injury to one's good name . SLANDER stresses the suffering of the victim .

Answer 2

Slander

Answer 3

Etymology: Middle English maligne, from Anglo-French, from Latin malignus, from male badly + gignere to beget -- more at MAL-, KIN
1 a : evil in nature, influence, or effect : INJURIOUS b : MALIGNANT, VIRULENT
2 : having or showing intense often vicious ill will : MALEVOLENT
synonym see SINISTER
- ma·lign·ly adverb

Answer 4

to slander

Answer 5

mis aligned not aligned correctly

Answer 6

from wat i understand its to purposely tarnish s1's reputation.