Synonyms for malign

Verb

1. badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud, defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch

usage: speak unfavorably about; "She badmouthes her husband everywhere"

Adjective

1. malign (vs. benign), cancerous, evil, harmful, injurious, malevolent, malignant, harmful, maleficent, malevolent#1, malicious, unkind

usage: 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"

2. malefic, malevolent, malign, evil, maleficent (vs. beneficent)

usage: having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force"