Malignancy

//məˈlɪɡ.nən.si// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being malignant or diseased. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    quality of being disposed to evil; intense ill will wordnet
  3. 3
    A malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    (medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death wordnet
  5. 5
    That which is malign; evil, depravity, malevolence. countable, uncountable

    "[T]he malignancie of my fate, might perhaps diſtemper yours; […]"

Synonyms

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malignancemalignitymalignitybalefulnessbanefulnessbitchiness

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"The anti-rational, anti-justice and anti-humane Christian malignancy is rearing its head yet again as it leads the fight against homosexuality on behalf of the divine trinity of unreason, injustice and hate."

Etymology

From malignant + -cy or malign + -ancy or Latin malignantia.

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