malignant C2+ Topic:Science & Research US /məˈlɪɡnənt/ See IPA manual Freq #18761 Meanings 1 adj Harmful, malevolent, injurious. Malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection. 2 adj Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue. Malignant diphtheria. 3 noun A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society. As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants […]. 4 adj dangerous to health Thesaurus Word family Forms malignantly Derived forms hematomalignantmalignancymalignantlymaligninnon-malignantnonmalignantparamalignantpremalignantpromalignantpseudomalignantsemimalignantunmalignant Related forms malign Etymology From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign. Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # malignant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /məˈlɪɡnənt/ **Frequency rank:** 18761 ## Meanings 1. Harmful, malevolent, injurious. 2. Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue. 3. A deviant; a person who is hostile or destructive to society. 4. dangerous to health ## Examples - Malignant temper; malignant revenge; malignant infection. - Malignant diphtheria. - As devout Stephen was carried to his burial by devout men, so is it just and equal that malignants should carry malignants […]. ## Derived Forms - hematomalignant - malignancy - malignantly - malignin - non-malignant - nonmalignant - paramalignant - premalignant - promalignant - pseudomalignant - semimalignant - unmalignant ## Related Forms - malign ## Etymology From Middle French malignant, from Late Latin malignans. See malign. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown