[responsivevoice]Malignant[/responsivevoice] [muh-lig-nuhnt]
The word of the day is ‘malignant.’
This word is an adjective, i.e., it adds more information about the noun.
This word is an adjective. Therefore, it does not have a past form.
It means:
1. Evil in nature
2. Diseased
3. Very virulent or infectious
1. The pursuit had a malignant pleasure in it: we knew the men we were driving before us.
2. His malignant and revengeful passions were not so easily laid.
3. The forger smiled, and there was malignant triumph in his expression.
4. I had a horrible feeling that they were alive and malignant.
5. “You have won the wager, but not quite,” he said, with a malignant smile.
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
spiteful, hostile, malevolent,malicious, malign, evil-intentioned, baleful, full of hate, vicious, nasty, poisonous, venomous, acrimonious, rancorous, splenetic, cruel, virulent, infectious, invasive, uncontrollable, dangerous, harmful, pernicious, deadly, fatal, life-threatening, lethal, terminal, incurable, etc.
Some antonyms of today’s word are:
benevolent, benign, harmless, helpful, life-giving, wholesome, healthful, invigorating, uncancerous, etc.
Quotation:
The problems in our educational system are indissociable from broader malignant trends in our society, and they can’t be solved by lots of testing and by punitive actions against schools that are not performing well.
Howard Gardner
Social Example:
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