Malignant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/məlˈɪɡnənt/

🇬🇧British English

/məlˈɪɡnənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məlˈɪɡnənt/

3 syllables Say it as /məlˈɪɡnənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

benign

Word Forms

malignancy	noun	(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
malignance	noun	(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

maligne

gesundheitsschädlich; gekennzeichnet durch fortschreitendes und unkontrolliertes Wachstum (insbesondere eines Tumors)

🇫🇷French

malin

dangereux pour la santé; caractérisé par une croissance progressive et incontrôlée (en particulier d'une tumeur)

🇪🇸Spanish

maligno

peligroso para la salud; caracterizado por un crecimiento progresivo y descontrolado (especialmente de un tumor)

🇮🇹Italian

maligno

pericoloso per la salute; caratterizzato da una crescita progressiva e incontrollata (soprattutto di un tumore)

🇳🇱Dutch

kwaadaardig

gevaarlijk voor de gezondheid; gekenmerkt door progressieve en ongecontroleerde groei (vooral van een tumor)

🇵🇹Portuguese

maligno

perigoso para a saúde; caracterizado por crescimento progressivo e descontrolado (especialmente de um tumor)

🇷🇺Russian

злокачественный

опасен для здоровья; характеризуется прогрессирующим и неконтролируемым ростом (особенно опухоли)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घातक

स्वास्थ्य के लिए खतरनाक; प्रगतिशील और अनियंत्रित वृद्धि (विशेषकर ट्यूमर) की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যালিগন্যান্ট

স্বাস্থ্যের জন্য বিপজ্জনক; প্রগতিশীল এবং অনিয়ন্ত্রিত বৃদ্ধি দ্বারা চিহ্নিত (বিশেষ করে একটি টিউমার)

🇮🇳Tamil

வீரியம் மிக்கது

ஆரோக்கியத்திற்கு ஆபத்தானது; முற்போக்கான மற்றும் கட்டுப்பாடற்ற வளர்ச்சியால் வகைப்படுத்தப்படுகிறது (குறிப்பாக ஒரு கட்டி)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాణాంతకమైన

ఆరోగ్యానికి ప్రమాదకరమైన; ప్రగతిశీల మరియు అనియంత్రిత పెరుగుదల ద్వారా వర్గీకరించబడుతుంది (ముఖ్యంగా కణితి)

🇮🇳Marathi

घातक

आरोग्यासाठी धोकादायक; प्रगतीशील आणि अनियंत्रित वाढ (विशेषत: ट्यूमर) द्वारे वैशिष्ट्यीकृत

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવલેણ

આરોગ્ય માટે જોખમી; પ્રગતિશીલ અને અનિયંત્રિત વૃદ્ધિ દ્વારા વર્ગીકૃત થયેલ છે (ખાસ કરીને ગાંઠની)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾರಣಾಂತಿಕ

ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಅಪಾಯಕಾರಿ; ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಮತ್ತು ಅನಿಯಂತ್ರಿತ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ನಿರೂಪಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆಯ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാരകമായ

ആരോഗ്യത്തിന് അപകടകരമാണ്; പുരോഗമനപരവും അനിയന്ത്രിതവുമായ വളർച്ചയുടെ സവിശേഷത (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ട്യൂമർ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਘਾਤਕ

ਸਿਹਤ ਲਈ ਖਤਰਨਾਕ; ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਅਤੇ ਬੇਕਾਬੂ ਵਿਕਾਸ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਟਿਊਮਰ) ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مہلک

صحت کے لیے خطرناک؛ ترقی پسند اور بے قابو نشوونما (خاص طور پر ٹیومر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶性的

对健康有害；其特征是进行性和不受控制的生长（尤其是肿瘤）

🇯🇵Japanese

悪性の

健康に危険。進行性で制御不能な増殖（特に腫瘍の）を特徴とする

🇰🇷Korean

악의 있는

건강에 위험하다; 진행성 및 조절되지 않는 성장(특히 종양)이 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ác tính

nguy hiểm cho sức khỏe; đặc trưng bởi sự tăng trưởng tiến triển và không kiểm soát được (đặc biệt là khối u)

🇹🇭Thai

ร้าย

เป็นอันตรายต่อสุขภาพ โดดเด่นด้วยการเจริญเติบโตที่ก้าวหน้าและควบคุมไม่ได้ (โดยเฉพาะเนื้องอก)

🇮🇩Indonesian

ganas

berbahaya bagi kesehatan; ditandai dengan pertumbuhan progresif dan tidak terkendali (terutama tumor)

🇲🇾Malay

malignan

berbahaya kepada kesihatan; dicirikan oleh pertumbuhan progresif dan tidak terkawal (terutamanya tumor)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خبيثة

خطير على الصحة يتميز بالنمو التدريجي وغير المنضبط (خاصة الورم)

🇮🇷Persian

بدخیم

خطرناک برای سلامتی؛ با رشد پیشرونده و کنترل نشده (به ویژه تومور) مشخص می شود.

🇹🇷Turkish

kötü huylu

sağlık açısından tehlikeli; ilerleyici ve kontrolsüz büyüme ile karakterize edilir (özellikle bir tümörün)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַמְאִיר

מסוכן לבריאות; מאופיין בצמיחה מתקדמת ובלתי מבוקרת (במיוחד של גידול)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'malignant'?

The primary meaning of 'malignant' is 'dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)'.

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Using 'malignant' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'malignant' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'malignant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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