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Meaning of malignant | Babel Free

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

العربية خبيث
Català maligne
Čeština maligní zhoubný
Deutsch bösartig malign
Ελληνικά κακοήθης
Español maligno
Euskara gaizto
فارسی بدخیم
Suomi pahanlaatuinen pahantahtoinen vahingollinen
Français malin malveillant
Gaeilge ainciseach aingí urchóideach
Magyar rosszindulatú
Հայերեն չարորակ
Bahasa Indonesia berbahaya
Italiano malevolo maligno
日本語 潑
Kurdî malîn malîn
Nederlands kwaadaardig
Polski szkodliwy złośliwy
Português Maligno
Русский болезнетворный зловредный злокачественный
Svenska elakartad malign
Türkçe habis kötü kötü huylu zararlı
Українська злий злоякісний шкідли́вий

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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