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AH020387 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Malign

Can "malign" in some contexts mean "harmful"?
  

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" Example: She had a strong and malign influence over her husband. People often confuse malign with malignant when speaking of things related to health and medicine. A malignant tumor is very harmful to the body, but you would not say a malign tumor is harmful to the body.

  • " Example: She had a strong and malign influence over her husband.
  • People often confuse malign with malignant when speaking of things related to health and medicine.
  • A malignant tumor is very harmful to the body, but you would not say a malign tumor is harmful to the body.
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The adjective malign means "evil in nature or effect; malevolent." Example: She had a strong and malign influence over her husband.
People often confuse malign with malignant when speaking of things related to health and medicine. A malignant tumor is very harmful to the body, but you would not say a malign tumor is harmful to the body.

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