different between rancorous vs malign
rancorous
English
Alternative forms
- rancourous
Etymology
From rancor +? -ous.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??æ?.k??.?s/
Adjective
rancorous (comparative more rancorous, superlative most rancorous)
- Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.
- rancorous speech
- 2016 January 13, "The End of Al Jazeera America," The Atlantic (retrieved 13 January 2016):
- Despite its attempt to provide what it saw as sober current-affairs programming in a sea of often-rancorous cable news channels, and winning some top awards in journalism, Al Jazeera America was unable to build an audience—it reached about 60 million households, compared to 100 million for other cable broadcasters—or draw advertisers.
- Synonyms: malicious, resentful, venomous
Translations
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malign
English
Etymology
From Old French maligne, from Latin malignus, from malus (“bad”) + genus (“sort, kind”). Compare benign.
Pronunciation
- enPR: m?-l?n', IPA(key): /m??la?n/
Adjective
malign (comparative more malign, superlative most malign)
- Evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
- Malevolent.
- 1891, Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- He was sure they [the stars] were arranged in some order which had a secret and malign significance.
- 1891, Ambrose Bierce, An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
- (oncology) Malignant.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles
- malign ulcers
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles
Antonyms
- benign
Related terms
- malignant
Translations
Verb
malign (third-person singular simple present maligns, present participle maligning, simple past and past participle maligned)
- (transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
- To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling.
- (transitive, archaic) To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong.
- The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:defame
Translations
Anagrams
- Gilman, laming, lingam
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin malignus
Adjective
malign (masculine and feminine malign, neuter malignt, definite singular and plural maligne)
- (medicine) malignant
References
- “malign” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “malign” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin malignus
Adjective
malign (masculine and feminine malign, neuter malignt, definite singular and plural maligne)
- (medicine) malignant
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