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maligned

UK
/məˈlaɪnd/
US
/məˈlaɪnd/

Translations

malignedadjective
more maligned
Comp.
most maligned
Super.
UK
/məˈlaɪnd/
US
/məˈlaɪnd/
calomniéEmployé pour une personne ou une réputation injustement attaquée par des propos nuisibles.
The maligned politician struggled to regain public trust after the scandal.
Le politicien calomnié a eu du mal à regagner la confiance du public après le scandale.
Additional translations
diffaméTerme plus soutenu ou juridique selon le contexte.
Synonyms
slandered
defamed
vilified
disparaged
denigrated
malignverb

maligned

Past Simple

maligned
Past Simple
maligned
Past Participle
maligning
Gerund
UK
/məˈlaɪn/
US
/məˈlaɪn/
She was known to malign her colleagues behind their backs.
On savait qu'elle avait tendance à dénigrer ses collègues dans leur dos.
Additional translations
médire deTour plus idiomatique pour parler de quelqu'un de façon malveillante.
Synonyms
slander
defame
vilify
disparage
denigrate
libel
traducer
speak ill of
Antonyms
praise
commend
exalt
laud

Definitions

malignedadjective
Having been spoken about in a harmful or critical manner.
The maligned politician struggled to regain public trust after the scandal.
malignverb
To speak about someone in a spitefully critical manner.
She was known to malign her colleagues behind their backs.
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