malignance

məˈlɪɡnəns

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Definition of malignance - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

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cancerous growth that spreads and resists treatment

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The doctor explained the malignance of the tumor.

cancer

malignancy

tumor

evil intent

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intense ill will or evil disposition

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His malignance was evident in his cruel actions.

malevolence

malice

psychology

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quality of being harmful or malevolent

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His actions were driven by a deep malignance.

malevolence

malignancy

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Origin of malignance

Latin, malignus (evil)

Examples of malignance in a sentence

Researchers are studying the causes of malignance.
Her malignance was felt by everyone in the room.
The villain's malignance drove the plot of the story.
The malignance in his voice was unmistakable.
She could sense the malignance behind his smile.

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French:malignité, malveillance, ...
German:Bösartigkeit, Boshaftigkeit, ...
Italian:malignità, malvagità, ...
Spanish:malignidad, maldad, ...
Portuguese:malignidade, malevolência, ...
Chinese:恶性肿瘤, 恶意, ...
Japanese:悪性, 悪意, ...
Arabic:خُبْث, خبث شديد, ...
Hebrew:מַמְאִירוּת, רָצוֹן רַע עַז אוֹ נְטִיָּה רָעָה, ...
Russian:злокачественность, злоба, ...
Ukrainian:злоякісність, злість, ...
Hindi:घातकता, दुष्टता, ...
Bengali:ম্যালিগন্যান্স, অসদিচ্ছা, ...
Catalan:malignitat, malvolença, ...
Czech:malignita, zlovůle, ...
Danish:malignitet, ondskabsfuldhed, ...
Dutch:kwaadaardigheid, boosaardigheid, ...
Greek:κακοήθεια, κακία, ...
Hungarian:rosszindulatúság, rosszindulat, ...
Khmer:ភាពសាហាវនៃមហារីក, ចិត្តអាក្រក់, ...
Korean:악성, 악의, ...
Persian:رشد سرطانی, شرارت, ...
Polish:złośliwość, ...
Portuguese (BR):malignidade, malevolência, ...
Romanian:malignitate, răutate, ...
Swedish:malignitet, ondska, ...
Thai:การเจริญเติบโตของมะเร็ง, ความประสงค์ร้าย, ...
Turkish:kötü huylu, kötü niyet, ...
Vietnamese:tính ác tính, ác ý, ...

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