Vocabulary
Malign
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.
Urdu meaning
بدنام کرنا، حسد کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- To be clear, corporate farming is not inherently malign.
- In 2024, due to the malign activities of armed non-state actors, both capitals traded missile fire; thankfully, the issue was resolved before things could escalate.
- All relevant LEAs must therefore keep monitoring cyberspace to ensure that malign actors are not able to use social media to spread communally divisive material.
- This means propaganda and disinformation campaigns are now infinitely more chaotic and it is much more dif ficult to track malign actors who make it difficult for the public to discern truth from fiction.
- Redressing domestic grievances should be an essential component of our strategy not only to erode public support for terrorists but also to deny propaganda material to hostile countries, which is used to malign Pakistan internationally.
Synonyms
defame, slander, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, vilify, speak ill of
Curator example
“don’t you dare malign her in my presence”
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