0 causing or intending to cause harm or evil: --
She describes pornography as "a malign industry".
Foreign domination had a malign influence on local politics.
1 to say false and unpleasant things about someone, or to criticize someone unfairly: --
Much-maligned for their derivative style, the band is nevertheless enduringly popular.
She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers.
2 to say things about someone or something that are harmful and usually not true: --
Now we cannot but feel that we have been maligned in such a way that much of our good work has been undone.
One of the greatest statesmen that this country has ever seen had his character maligned after his death by an unknown, malicious pressman.
They are very disappointed that he should be so maligned.
You have those companies at work at the present day, and you have also that very much maligned person the speculative builder.
Although we have on occation been maligned, our record in legislation and the changes which we have made in society has been outstanding.
The so-called no-fault concept, which is much maligned by opponents of change, is nothing new and is welcome.
The commissioner will also give proper protection to the innocent, who can be too easily maligned and smeared in the press without adequate recourse.
He said he was not going to stand slandering and maligning of the workers.
