Meaning

2 senses
  1. A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

  2. (derogatory, historical, obsolete)A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is a malignant narcissist.

    Том - самозакоханий нарцисист.

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  2. Her face was distorted and malignant with menace.

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  3. Various types of tumors exist, both benign and malignant.

    ruСуществуют разные виды опухолей, как доброкачественные, так и злокачественные.

    deEs gibt diverse Arten von Tumoren, sowohl gutartige als auch bösartige.

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  4. There are various kinds of tumour, both benign and malignant.

    deEs gibt diverse Arten von Tumoren, sowohl gutartige als auch bösartige.

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  5. There are various types of tumors – some benign and some malignant.

    ruСуществуют разные виды опухолей, как доброкачественные, так и злокачественные.

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Origin

From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.

From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign.

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Forms

plural: malignants
Singularmalignant
Pluralmalignants

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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