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malignant

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
məˈlɪɡnənt

Definitions

  1. A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
  2. A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
    derogatory, historical, obsolete

Equivalents

Españolmaligno
Françaismalinmalveillant
Deutschbösartigmalign
21 more languages

Examples

“As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry⟳ malignants […]”
“A malignant in a position of real power immediately becomes a tyrant.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

malignant catarrhal fever malignant edema Malignantly malignation Maligned maligner

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