Malignant

noun

/məˈlɪɡnənt/

Word Frequency: 9.7

Definitions

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

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

3.adjectiveHarmful, malevolent, injurious.

"malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection"

4.adjectiveTending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue.

"a malignant tumor"

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