| malign definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to speak evil of, slander; evil | 100 sets |
| 2 | to speak evil of | 70 sets |
| 3 | bad | 66 sets |
| 4 | to utter injuriously misleading reports about | 53 sets |
| 5 | speak unfavorably about | 41 sets |
| 6 | speak evil of | 35 sets |
| 7 | speak evil of; vilify; traduce | 34 sets |
| 8 | to speak evil of, slander | 34 sets |
| 9 | to say negative and unfair things about; slander | 33 sets |
| 10 | speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; adj: harmful; ex. malign influence | 28 sets |
| 11 | to slander | 24 sets |
| 12 | evil | 21 sets |
| 13 | slander | 21 sets |
| 14 | (v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil | 19 sets |
| 15 | (v) to speak evil of, slander; (adj) evil | 16 sets |
| 16 | to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely. | 15 sets |
| 17 | to speak ill of | 14 sets |
| 18 | evil or harmful in nature or influence | 14 sets |
| 19 | to utter injuriously misleading reports about; intensely hostile | 13 sets |
| 20 | evil in nature, influence, or effect | 11 sets |
| 21 | to speak evil of; slander | 10 sets |
| 22 | to speak badly of | 10 sets |
| 23 | to speak evil | 10 sets |
| 24 | (v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of | 10 sets |
| 25 | to speak harmful untruths about | 9 sets |
| 26 | v. to talk badly of something or someone | 9 sets |
| 27 | to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or something | 8 sets |
| 28 | to say negative and unfair things about; slander. | 8 sets |
| 29 | to say evil or harmful things about someone; defame; vilify | 8 sets |
| 30 | bad, harmful | 8 sets |
| 31 | to say negative and unfair things about | 8 sets |
| 32 | to say evil, harmful things about someone | 8 sets |
| 33 | injurious speak ill of smb tell lie | 8 sets |
| 34 | to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame | 7 sets |
| 35 | slander, vilify | 7 sets |
| 36 | to speak of evil | 7 sets |
| 37 | evil in disposition, nature, or intent | 7 sets |
| 38 | to speak evil of, slander, evil | 7 sets |
| 39 | to speak evil of; evil | 7 sets |
| 40 | abuse, slander | 7 sets |