Vituperate vs Malign - What's the difference?
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To criticize in a harsh or abusive manner.
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To use harsh or abusive wording.
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
Vituperate is a related term of malign.
In lang=en terms the difference between vituperate and malign
is that vituperate is to use harsh or abusive wording while malign is to make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.As verbs the difference between vituperate and malign
is that vituperate is to criticize in a harsh or abusive manner while malign is to make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.As an adjective malign is
evil or malignant in disposition, nature, intent or influence.vituperate
English
Verb
(en-verb)Synonyms
* (criticize in a harsh or abusive manner) scold, berate, rile * (use harsh or abusive wording) railReferences
* * * ----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.
