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Meaning of malignant

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

malignant

Pronunciation:/məˈlɪɡnənt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society.

  2. A person who fought for Charles I in the English Civil War.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Harmful, malevolent, injurious.

    Example: malignant temper;  malignant revenge;  malignant infection

  2. Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

    Example: a malignant tumor