Mischievous vs Malign - What's the difference?
mischievous | malign | Related terms |
Causing mischief; injurious.
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Troublesome, cheeky, badly behaved.
evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.
* Francis Bacon
malevolent.
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(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
Mischievous is a related term of malign.
As adjectives the difference between mischievous and malign
is that mischievous is causing mischief; injurious while malign is evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.As a verb malign is
to make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.mischievous
English
Alternative forms
* mischievious, mischevious (common misspellings)Adjective
(en adjective)- Matthew had a twin brother called Edward, who was always mischievous and badly behaved.
Synonyms
* (causing mischief) harmful, hurtful, detrimental, noxious, pernicious, destructive; see also * (badly-behaved) badly-behaved, naughtyDerived terms
* mischievously * mischievousnessExternal links
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*malign
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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.
