ALL meanings of maligned
ma·lign
M m - noun maligned Assailed with contemptuous language. 1
- verb with object maligned to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man. 1
- adjective maligned evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious: The gloomy house had a malign influence upon her usually good mood. 1
- adjective maligned having or showing an evil disposition; malevolent; malicious. 1