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See Also:

• past participle of malign.
• past tense form of malign.

maligned

American  

[muh-lahynd] / məˈlaɪnd /

adjective

1. spoken ill of; defamed or slandered.

   I pointed to my unweeded yard full of bees and waxed rhapsodic about the benefits of the maligned dandelion.

   Considered by many to be a usurper and murderer, Richard III is one of the most maligned kings in history.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of malign.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unmaligned
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of maligned

malign ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Maligned by the Villa fans for his 11-month reign, when he won 13 of his 40 games, Gerrard was still the manager who helped bring Kamara to the club.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

Maligned and overlooked in society, the evolution of gymnastics runs through the voiceless 🙌 Introducing our newest pod, 'American Prodigies', hosted by @mirarose88.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Maligned as soulless, insipid, ignorable, tasteful as paste, few sounds are as instantly reviled as the genre of “smooth jazz.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2021

Maligned much of the season, they followed up a 50-7 rout of Texas A&M; in the regular-season finale with another championship-worthy showing against the Bulldogs, who were held to 286 yards.

From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2019

"Maligned?" he repeated, in an accent that was a question.

From The Long Lane's Turning by Rives, Hallie Erminie