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Malignant vs Mal - What's the difference?

malignant | mal |

As nouns the difference between malignant and mal

is that malignant is while mal is rent.

As an adjective malignant

is harmful, malevolent, injurious.

malignant

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
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  • (medicine) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
    • malignant diphtheria
    a malignant tumor

    Antonyms

    * (medicine) benign

    Related terms

    * nonmalignant

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1823 , The Retrospective Review (volume 7, page 11)
    • As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants
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    mal

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (only in set phrases) illness, affliction.
    • a grand mal seizure
    Derived terms
    * (illness) grand mal

    See also

    * malicious * Mal

    Etymology 2

    Shortening of malibu.

    Noun

    (en noun)
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    • Anagrams

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