Malicious vs Maligning - What's the difference?

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Malicious is a related term of maligning.


As an adjective malicious

is of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite.

As a verb maligning is

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malicious

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to, or as a result of malice or spite
  • spiteful and deliberately harmful
    • He was sent off for a malicious tackle on Jones.

    Synonyms

    * malevolent * evil * See also

    Derived terms

    * maliciously * maliciousness * malicious mischief

    maligning

    English

    Verb

    (head)