Meaning

2 senses
  1. Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

    malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection

    bösartig

    зловре́дныйzlovrédnyj, болезнетво́рныйboleznetvórnyj

    злийzlyj, злі́бнийzlíbnyj, шкідли́вийškidlývyj

  2. Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

    malignant diphtheria

    a malignant tumor

    bösartig, malign

    злока́чественныйzlokáčestvennyj

    злоя́кіснийzlojákisnyj

More definitions
  • dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom is a malignant narcissist.

    Том - самозакоханий нарцисист. — deniko

  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. — marafon

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

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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. — Yorwba

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

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

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
harmful, malevolent, injurious:
(medicine) tending to produce death:
Русский
By meaning 2
harmful, malevolent, injurious:
(medicine) tending to produce death:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
harmful, malevolent, injurious:
(medicine) tending to produce death:

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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