HOW TO PRONOUNCE
malignant
/məˈlɪɡnənt/
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Stress “lig” and pronounce the “g.”
Use three syllables and a light opening vowel. Keep the hard g before n; this spelling does not follow the silent-g pattern found in benign.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The biopsy showed a malignant tumor.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does malignant mean?
adjective
- Harmful, malevolent, injurious.
- Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.
noun
- A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.
More meanings (1)
noun
- (derogatory, historical, obsolete) A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈlɪɡnənt/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
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See this word in context.
Chauvelin seemed pleased with his interview, for he rubbed his hands together, with that usual gesture of his, of malignant satisfaction.
The clock struck the solemn hour of one, that hour when fancy stalks outside reason, and malignant possibilities stand rock-firm as facts.
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A great, high brow was revealed, and green, malignant eyes, which fixed themselves upon him with an expression I never can forget.
He was about fifty years of age, with a carbuncled countenance, high but narrow forehead, grey eyebrows, and small, malignant grey eyes.
In point of fact, our office records show that a large percentage of malignant growths are the direct result of surgical operations.