maligning
present 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
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slander
- slanderer
- slanderous
- slur
- smear
- stab
- stain
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Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofmaligning
maligning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Morris's argument was not widely supported precisely because themaligninginfluence of localism did not seem especially different from place to place.
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He said he was not going to stand slandering andmaligningof the workers.
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It is unfortunate that by trying to improve food safety we aremaligningthe nature of our food.
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It has come in for muchmaligningduring the course of today, which is unjustified.
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When we said that, we were notmaligningthe whole of the manufacturers or the recipients of this subsidy.
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I am not in any way attacking, and certainly notmaligning, officials.
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We have already spoken in previous resolutions aboutmaligningsanctions.
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You aremaligninga respectable body of men.
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I have since been the recipient of a tremendous barrage from brewery interests accusing me ofmaligning, they said, a fine body of men in public houses.
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I am notmaligningteachers.
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Is hemaligninghis own profession?
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I am notmaligningthe device of a dedicated type of tanker that could be used not just for one field but for a number of fields.
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The new network would continue to ban activities such as proselytizing, on-air fundraising, andmaligningother faiths.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Nayak has termed the allegations defamation andmaligningof my character.
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