Verb
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speak unfavorably about
"She badmouths her husband everywhere"
- drag through the mud
Adjective
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having or exerting a malignant influence
"malevolent stars"
"a malefic force"
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evil or harmful in nature or influence
"prompted by malign motives"
"believed in witches and malign spirits"
"gave him a malign look"
"a malign lesion"