Maligned
adj, verb
adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of malign form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Assailed with contemptuous language
Synonyms
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More examples"George III has been unfairly maligned by historians."
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