malign

adjective

  1. 1

    having or exerting a malignant influence

    malevolent stars

    a malefic force

  2. 2

    evil or harmful in nature or influence

    prompted by malign motives

    believed in witches and malign spirits

verb

  1. 1

    speak unfavorably about

    She badmouths her husband everywhere

Synonyms

Also useful for “malign”:Unscrambler