malign

məˈlaɪn
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Translation of malign from English into Dutch,

Verb

tr.

defame

make false statements to harm someone's reputation
  • She was maligned by her political opponents.Ze werd belasterd door haar politieke tegenstanders.

Adjective

1.

morality

evil or harmful in nature or influence
  • The malign forces threatened the village.De kwaadaardige krachten bedreigden het dorp.
2.

medical

TECH.
malignant, especially in medical contexts
TECH.
kwaadaardig maligne
  • The doctor diagnosed a malign tumor.De dokter diagnosticeerde een kwaadaardige tumor.
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Synonyms and analogies of malign in English

Examples of malign in a sentence

  • The article was written to malign the company's reputation.
  • The malign influence of the dictator spread fear.
  • Her malign intentions were evident to everyone.
  • The malign cells spread rapidly through the body.
  • She was relieved to find the growth was not malign.

Translations of "malign" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
kwaadaardigadj.

Now, I have to tell you that the tumor is malign.

Maar ik moet u zeggen dat de tumor kwaadaardig is.

schadelijkadj.

The harmful application spreads online through spam emails with malign attachments, fake adverts, corrupted sites and links, and so on.

De schadelijke toepassing spreads online fake via spam e-mails met schadelijke bijlagen, advertenties, beschadigde sites en links, enzovoort.

maligneadj.

In clinical practice it is therefore important to distinguish benign from malign accessory bundles.

In de praktijk is het daarom belangrijk onderscheid te maken tussen benigne en maligne accessoire bundels.

boosaardigadj.

Become mischievous or malign.

Gemeen of boosaardig worden.

Verb
belasterenv.

It would be indecent to malign her.

Het zou onfatsoenlijk zijn om haar te belasteren.

zwartmakenv.

People were so anxious to gossip and malign you.

Wat wilden de mensen jou graag zwartmaken, over je roddelen.

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malign: Examples and translations in context

She is not some malign witch who can transform people at will.

Ze is geen kwaadaardige heks, die naar wil mensen kan veranderen.

She's some not malign witch who can transform people at will.

Ze is geen kwaadaardige heks, die naar wil mensen kan veranderen.

In other words, unfamiliar people in packages with malign motives.

In andere woorden, onbekende mensen met kwaadaardige bedoelingen.

The vocals are killer, they sound truly malign.

De zang is erg gaaf, die klinkt echt kwaadaardig bij vlagen.

I thought this malign speculation was at an end.

Ik dacht dat dit kwaadaardige speculatie ten einde was.

He was trying to counter its malign power.

Hij probeerde zijn kwaadaardige kracht tegen te gaan.

And you wonder whether there's some malign presence out to get you.

En je vraagt je af of er een kwaadaardige presence je wil pakken.

And you wonder whether there's some malign presence out to get you.

En je vraagt je af of er een kwaadaardige presence je wil pakken.

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