Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets
If something is malign, it causes harm. the malign influence jealousy had on their lives = harmful benign see also much-maligned. to say unpleasant things about someone that are untrue = slander (malignier , from malignari, from malignus; MALIGN). harmful benign
evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"