Malign vs Asperse - What's the difference?
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evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
* Francis Bacon
malevolent.
* 1891 -
(oncology) malignant
To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
* South
(archaic) To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong.
* Spenser
To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
To falsely or maliciously charge another.
Asperse is a synonym of malign.
As verbs the difference between malign and asperse
is that malign is to make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce while asperse is to sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).As an adjective malign
is evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.malign
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits.
- He was sure they [the stars] were arranged in some order which had a secret and malign significance.
- a malign ulcer
- (Francis Bacon)
Antonyms
* benignVerb
(en verb)- To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling.
- The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them.