Malignment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

slanderous defamation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/məlˈaɪnmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/məlˈaɪnmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məlˈaɪnmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /məlˈaɪnmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

smear vilification

Word Forms

smear	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
vilify	verb	spread negative information about
malign	verb	speak unfavorably about

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bösartigkeit

verleumderische Verleumdung

🇫🇷French

malignité

diffamation calomnieuse

🇪🇸Spanish

malignidad

difamación calumniosa

🇮🇹Italian

malignità

diffamazione calunniosa

🇳🇱Dutch

kwaadaardigheid

lasterlijke smaad

🇵🇹Portuguese

malignidade

difamação caluniosa

🇷🇺Russian

клевета

клеветническая клевета

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदनामी

निंदनीय मानहानि

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষতি

অপবাদমূলক মানহানি

🇮🇳Tamil

வீரியம்

அவதூறான அவதூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

దుష్ప్రవర్తన

అపవాదు పరువు నష్టం

🇮🇳Marathi

अपमान

निंदनीय बदनामी

🇮🇳Gujarati

દૂષિતતા

નિંદાકારક બદનક્ષી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೋಷಪೂರಿತತೆ

ನಿಂದನೀಯ ಮಾನನಷ್ಟ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ക്ഷുദ്രം

അപകീർത്തികരമായ അപകീർത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنیتی

بہتان تراشی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恶意

诽谤诽谤

🇯🇵Japanese

悪性

誹謗中傷

🇰🇷Korean

악의적

중상모략

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ác tính

vu khống phỉ báng

🇹🇭Thai

ความมุ่งร้าย

การใส่ร้ายป้ายสี

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

fitnah pencemaran nama baik

🇵🇭Filipino

kapahamakan

paninirang puri

🇲🇾Malay

keganasan

fitnah fitnah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خبث

التشهير الافترائي

🇮🇷Persian

بدخطی

افترا تهمت آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

iftira

iftira niteliğinde hakaret

🇮🇱Hebrew

ממאירות

לשון הרע

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

The primary meaning of 'malignment' is 'slanderous defamation'.

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

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

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

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