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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

maligned

/məˈlaɪnd/

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What does maligned mean?

adjective

  1. Assailed with contemptuous language

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of malign

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IPA pronunciation

/məˈlaɪnd/

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To see an owl, foretells that you will be secretly maligned and be in danger from enemies.
Gustavus Hindman MillerTen Thousand Dreams Interpreted; Or, What's in a Dream A Scientific and Practical ExpositionProject Gutenberg ebook #926
Eustacia was now no longer the goddess but the woman to him, a being to fight for, support, help, be maligned for.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
More book examples (3)
These ministers desert our poor and maligned Christ, involve themselves in the affairs of the world, seek advantages for themselves and not for Christ.
Martin LutherCommentary on the Epistle to the GalatiansTranslated by Theodore GraebnerProject Gutenberg ebook #1549
Lydgate was not at all sure that the Vicar maligned himself.
George EliotMiddlemarchProject Gutenberg ebook #145
He had never been suspected of stealing a silver tea-pot; he had been maligned respecting a mustard-pot, but it turned out to be only a plated one.
Charles DickensA Tale of Two CitiesProject Gutenberg ebook #98