malign
Definitions
Adjective
- Evil or harmful in nature or influence
Verb
- Speak unfavorably about
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Words that contain the term "malign".
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| 1 | maligned | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | malign | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | malignancies | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | malignancy | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | malignant | 3 | 0 |
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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