Definition of 'malignant'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective
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malignant in British English
adjective
noun
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Derived forms
malignantly (maˈlignantly) adverb
Word origin
C16: from Late Latin malīgnāre to behave spitefully, from Latin malīgnus malignWord Frequency
malignant in American English
noun
6. Archaic
a malcontent
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Derived forms
malignantly (maˈlignantly)
adverb
Word Frequency
malignant in American English
(məˈlɪɡnənt)
adjective
SYNONYMS 1. spiteful, malevolent. 2. perilous, hurtful, pernicious.ANTONYMS 1–3. benign.1.
2.
very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect
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malignantly adverb
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malignant
British English: malignant
/məˈlɪɡnənt/ ADJECTIVE
A malignant tumour or disease is serious, spreads rapidly to other parts of the body, and may cause death.
- American English: malignant /məˈlɪgnənt/
- Arabic: خَبِيث
- Brazilian Portuguese: maligno
- Chinese: 恶性的
- Croatian: zloćudan
- Czech: zhoubný nádor
- Danish: ondartet
- Dutch: schadelijk
- European Spanish: maligno
- Finnish: pahansuopa
- French: malin médical
- German: bösartig
- Greek: κακοήθης
- Italian: maligno
- Japanese: 悪意のある
- Korean: 극히 해로운
- Norwegian: ondartet
- Polish: złośliwy
- European Portuguese: maligno
- Romanian: malign
- Russian: злокачественный
- Latin American Spanish: maligno
- Swedish: elakartad
- Thai: ซึ่งเป็นอันตราย
- Turkish: kötücül
- Ukrainian: злоякісний
- Vietnamese: ác tính
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