Defamatory and Malign

Defamatory adjective - Causing or intended to cause unjust injury to a person's good name.

Malign and defamatory are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Malign" instead an adjective "Defamatory".

Malign adjective - Having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it.

Defamatory and malign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defamatory" instead an adjective "Malign".

Nearby Words: malignant, malignity, malignancy, maligning, maligned