malign

malign
{{11}}malign (adj.) early 14c., from O.Fr. maligne "having an evil nature," from L. malignus "wicked, bad-natured," from male "badly" (see MAL- (Cf. mal-)) + -gnus "born," from gignere "to bear, beget," from PIE root *gn- "to bear" (see GENUS (Cf. genus)).
{{12}}malign (v.) "to slander," mid-15c., from earlier more literal sense of "to plot, to contrive" (early 15c.), from O.Fr. malignier "to plot, deceive, pervert," from L.L. malignare "to do maliciously," from malignus (see MALIGN (Cf. malign) (adj.)). Related: Maligned; maligning.

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