| malign definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to speak evil of, slander; evil | 93 sets |
| 2 | to speak evil of | 64 sets |
| 3 | bad | 61 sets |
| 4 | to utter injuriously misleading reports about | 46 sets |
| 5 | speak unfavorably about | 36 sets |
| 6 | speak evil of | 34 sets |
| 7 | to speak evil of, slander | 33 sets |
| 8 | speak evil of; vilify; traduce | 33 sets |
| 9 | to say negative and unfair things about; slander | 30 sets |
| 10 | speak evil of; bad-mouth(criticize spitefully); defame; adj: harmful; ex. malign influence | 27 sets |
| 11 | to slander | 21 sets |
| 12 | slander | 19 sets |
| 13 | evil | 17 sets |
| 14 | (v.) to speak evil of, slander; (adj.) evil | 15 sets |
| 15 | to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely. | 15 sets |
| 16 | (v) to speak evil of, slander; (adj) evil | 15 sets |
| 17 | to speak ill of | 13 sets |
| 18 | evil or harmful in nature or influence | 13 sets |
| 19 | to utter injuriously misleading reports about; intensely hostile | 12 sets |
| 20 | (v.) - to slander, to smear, to libel, to defame, to speak evil of | 11 sets |
| 21 | to speak evil of; slander | 10 sets |
| 22 | to speak badly of | 9 sets |
| 23 | to say negative and unfair things about | 8 sets |
| 24 | to say evil, harmful things about someone | 8 sets |
| 25 | to say or write unpleasant things about somebody or something | 8 sets |
| 26 | to say evil or harmful things about someone; defame; vilify | 8 sets |
| 27 | evil in nature, influence, or effect | 8 sets |
| 28 | injurious speak ill of smb tell lie | 8 sets |
| 29 | bad, harmful | 8 sets |
| 30 | to speak evil | 8 sets |
| 31 | v. to talk badly of something or someone | 7 sets |
| 32 | to say negative and unfair things about; slander. | 7 sets |
| 33 | to defame, to speak evil of; malevolent, malicious | 7 sets |
| 34 | v. to speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely. | 7 sets |
| 35 | to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame | 7 sets |
| 36 | to speak evil of, slander, evil | 7 sets |
| 37 | abuse, slander | 7 sets |
| 38 | to speak harmful untruths about | 7 sets |
| 39 | slander, vilify | 7 sets |
| 40 | to speak of evil | 7 sets |