maligned
past simple and past participle ofmalign
| 单词 | maligned |
| 释义 | maligned past simple and past participle ofmalign malign verb[Toften passive] uk/məˈlaɪn/us/məˈlaɪn/to sayfalseandunpleasantthings about someone, or tocriticizesomeoneunfairly: She hasrecentlybeen maligned in thegossipcolumnsof severalnewspapers. Much-maligned fortheirderivativestyle, thebandisneverthelessenduringlypopular. Synonyms criticize traduceformal Damaging reputation
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Disapproving & criticizing Examplesofmalignedmaligned In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Three decades on from its creative zenith, so-called 'progressive' rock remains probably the most criticallymalignedand misunderstood genre in the history of rock music. From theCambridge English Corpus The concept of empathy has been questioned, evenmaligned, throughout time. From theCambridge English Corpus Still, the vast majority stated that challengers are obliged to be - to use a muchmalignedword - objective. From theCambridge English Corpus It is so commonlymalignedfor its inconsistencies and ambiguities that its underlying regularity is often ignored. From theCambridge English Corpus In the introduction to his book, he sets forth his intention to refute those whomalignedthe gentry and expresses doubts about 'modern democracy'. From theCambridge English Corpus Gabbiani documents the growing assertiveness and pride of clerks who had too-often been unfairlymalignedby their superiors. From theCambridge English Corpus In many respects the railways run an excellent service and are muchmaligned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is important to the officials who have been repeatedlymalignedin the press over the past few days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Privatisation has been much attacked,malignedand misrepresented. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not going to say that he hasmalignedthe workers, for he has admitted that it was the minority to whom he referred. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a great pity that they should bemalignedin the way they have beenmalignedthis afternoon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The boards have been somewhatmalignedin some of our debates so far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the area cost adjustment is muchmalignedand fully justified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have travelled the road of peace with him,malignedand attacked from many quarters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He was muchmalignedwhen it was suggested that he was instrumental in closing down the industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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