Malign Crossword Clue

Last seen: THE GUARDIAN, 20 Feb 2025

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ASPERSE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Bad-mouthCrossword Clue
Following regulars to sue for slanderCrossword Clue
Shakespearean killer with tongue for slanderCrossword Clue
Slander from venomous creature, IrishCrossword Clue
Make false accusations when blueCrossword Clue
Shakespeares slander?Crossword Clue
Shakespeare's slander?Crossword Clue
Speak ill ofCrossword Clue
Criticise cast not taking sides, essentiallyCrossword Clue

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DEFAME
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Run downCrossword Clue
Slander half-deaf celebrityCrossword Clue
Harm the reputation ofCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Cast aspersions onCrossword Clue
Slag off Guardian setter, turning on a Guardian setterCrossword Clue
Slander American woman, European female interveningCrossword Clue
SmearCrossword Clue
Run down, fed up, James undressedCrossword Clue
Subject to slanderCrossword Clue

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BADMOUTH
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
To hum is to mock!Crossword Clue
Diss duff delta perhapsCrossword Clue
Rubbish kissers naughty coming firstCrossword Clue
Rubbish kisser's naughty coming firstCrossword Clue
TrashCrossword Clue
Throw mud at Oscar in sloppy mudbathCrossword Clue
Criticise poor speakerCrossword Clue
Mad moves in match - Hearts rubbish!Crossword Clue
DisCrossword Clue
DisparageCrossword Clue

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SLANDER
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Defamatory speechCrossword Clue
Smear tactics from one leaving Orcadian, maybeCrossword Clue
CalumnyCrossword Clue
Smear last bit of oil into power toolCrossword Clue
Dirt, so to speakCrossword Clue
Tell lies aboutCrossword Clue
Words spoken that falsely damage someone's reputationCrossword Clue
Run down, in a wayCrossword Clue
One brought back to earth after Sun's character assassinationCrossword Clue

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SLUR
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Indistinct speechCrossword Clue
Curved line on a music scoreCrossword Clue
Curved line on a music staffCrossword Clue
Talk like a tipplerCrossword Clue
Type of word banned in North American competitive Scrabble in 2020Crossword Clue
Fail to articulateCrossword Clue
Fail to enunciateCrossword Clue
Legato notation, in musicCrossword Clue
Curved line in musicCrossword Clue
Speak indistinctlyCrossword Clue

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SMEAR
5 Letters
8 RELATED CLUES
Makeup mishap from eye rubbingCrossword Clue
Lipstick mishapCrossword Clue
SmudgeCrossword Clue
Mascara mishapCrossword Clue
Makeup mishapCrossword Clue
Nasty campaign tacticCrossword Clue
Bad-mouthCrossword Clue
CalumniateCrossword Clue

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TRADUCE
7 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Speak badly of – curatedCrossword Clue
BadmouthCrossword Clue
Decry bill breaking peaceCrossword Clue
Deal framing upstanding copper is malignCrossword Clue
Speak badly of drug, taken regularly in tiny amountCrossword Clue
Bad-mouth picture put up by MussoliniCrossword Clue
Slander a duke during armisticeCrossword Clue
Speak badly of business involving University CollegeCrossword Clue
Malign exchange about University CollegeCrossword Clue

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VILIFY
6 Letters
5 RELATED CLUES
Somewhat civil, if you knockCrossword Clue
DefameCrossword Clue
Spread negative information aboutCrossword Clue
Verse he read in French - Kipling poem, variable rubbishCrossword Clue
Malign six cut biography unfairly in endCrossword Clue

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ABASE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Take down a notchCrossword Clue
Cut down to sizeCrossword Clue
Bring downCrossword Clue
DisparageCrossword Clue
DenigrateCrossword Clue
Take down a few notchesCrossword Clue
BelittleCrossword Clue
HumbleCrossword Clue
HumiliateCrossword Clue

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ABUSE
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
MistreatmentCrossword Clue
Jeers to a team at an away game, sayCrossword Clue
MistreatCrossword Clue
Invective, e.gCrossword Clue
Swear at, sayCrossword Clue
Take advantage of, and then someCrossword Clue
Treat badlyCrossword Clue
Batter makes a clear errorCrossword Clue
Mistreat us when entering LincolnCrossword Clue

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EVIL
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
MaliciousCrossword Clue
WickedCrossword Clue
Not good at allCrossword Clue
Doofenshmirtz ___ Inc. (villainous company in "Phineas and Ferb")Crossword Clue
The dark sideCrossword Clue
Rather wickedCrossword Clue
Very badCrossword Clue
Devils' center, appropriatelyCrossword Clue
Santana -->Crossword Clue
Apt anagram of "vile"Crossword Clue

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IMPUGN
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Malign, as a reputationCrossword Clue
Assail, as a reputationCrossword Clue
Call into questionCrossword Clue
Partially bring up misstatements on redirectCrossword Clue
Criticise one politicians note about union governmentCrossword Clue
Rogue characters regularly seen in surging attackCrossword Clue
Challenge on reflection no good: how to go from London to Leeds?Crossword Clue
Call into question one military policeman with damaged gunCrossword Clue
Attack one politician with a plastic gunCrossword Clue

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INSULT
6 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Roast remarkCrossword Clue
DigCrossword Clue
It’s offensiveCrossword Clue
SlightCrossword Clue
OffendCrossword Clue
"It's really difficult to underestimate you," for oneCrossword Clue
DissCrossword Clue
Rude commentCrossword Clue
Put downCrossword Clue

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LIBEL
5 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Defame in printCrossword Clue
Written defamationCrossword Clue
SlanderCrossword Clue
Everyman is improperly described by two lines making damaging accusationCrossword Clue
Defamatory comments in printCrossword Clue
Actionable wordsCrossword Clue
Disrespectful words from name on Australian radio?Crossword Clue
Scandal I believe is somewhat defamatory …Crossword Clue
Actionable articleCrossword Clue

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REVILE
6 Letters
7 RELATED CLUES
Criticize harshlyCrossword Clue
Strongly criticizeCrossword Clue
Abuse troops capturing baseCrossword Clue
Rail againstCrossword Clue
Just hateCrossword Clue
VituperateCrossword Clue
Denounce abusivelyCrossword Clue

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SINISTER
8 Letters
9 RELATED CLUES
Previously left at home in care of nurseCrossword Clue
OminousCrossword Clue
Left relative drinking wine unconfinedCrossword Clue
It rinses off whats left on shieldCrossword Clue
Endlessly resisting, shifts leftCrossword Clue
… leading politician switching motorway to south — very worryingCrossword Clue
leading politician switching motorway to south - very worryingCrossword Clue
Shady relative keeping coolCrossword Clue
Disturbing conundrum ultimately leaves cabinet chasing its tailCrossword Clue

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STIGMATIZE
10 Letters

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WRONG
5 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Ill-advisedCrossword Clue
[BZZT!]Crossword Clue
Buzzer meaning, sometimesCrossword Clue
MistakenCrossword Clue
Off targetCrossword Clue
Not rightCrossword Clue
"Don't think so"Crossword Clue
ImmoralCrossword Clue
Whats not right with Ron Darling's backCrossword Clue
Opposite of rightCrossword Clue

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LEER
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unpleasant lookCrossword Clue
StareCrossword Clue
Sleazy lookCrossword Clue
Salacious lookCrossword Clue
Villainous lookCrossword Clue
Look that gives you the creepsCrossword Clue
Villainous expressionCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue
Suggestive or sneering lookCrossword Clue
Unsavory lookCrossword Clue

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CAIN
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Abel's brotherCrossword Clue
Biblical person who says "My punishment is greater than I can bear"Crossword Clue
Raise ___ (cause a fuss)Crossword Clue
"Double Indemnity" novelistCrossword Clue
"Mildred Pierce" novelistCrossword Clue
Biblical inspiration for Caleb, in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"Crossword Clue
First bornCrossword Clue
Whom God asked "Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen?"Crossword Clue
Biblical perpetrator of fratricideCrossword Clue
Canonically, Abel’s iniquitous nemesis, primarily?Crossword Clue

68%
ASSAIL
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
AttackCrossword Clue
Attack vigorouslyCrossword Clue
Attack flipping idiot, in troubleCrossword Clue
BesetCrossword Clue
AttackCrossword Clue
AttackCrossword Clue
Jenny over trouble in attackCrossword Clue
LambasteCrossword Clue
Charge leaders of Albion staging social activities in lockdownCrossword Clue
AttackCrossword Clue

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DEGRADESCHOOL
13 Letters

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TRADUCEUNIONS
13 Letters

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DIRECT
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Unlike someone who beats around the bushCrossword Clue
Set the scene?Crossword Clue
To the pointCrossword Clue
What the Coen Brothers do is straightforwardCrossword Clue
Frank's result of Welsh pub crawl announced?Crossword Clue
Guide the actors in a play or filmCrossword Clue
FrankCrossword Clue
Like a flight with no layoversCrossword Clue
Emulate Chloe ZhaoCrossword Clue
Pollution choking city guideCrossword Clue

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ISLANDER
8 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Moana or Lilo, e.gCrossword Clue
Resident of Sulawesi or NewfoundlandCrossword Clue
Denials about cigar butt being Cuban?Crossword Clue
Hawaiian, e.gCrossword Clue
Sandown resident is one I malignCrossword Clue
I blacken the name of Briton, sayCrossword Clue
Cuban perhaps getting ground into endless miseryCrossword Clue
Cuban perhaps getting ground into endless miseryCrossword Clue
Independent small spacecraft, one based in Sicily?Crossword Clue
Independent small spacecraft, one based in Sicily?Crossword Clue

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PANJABI
7 Letters

62%
DENIGRATE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Run downCrossword Clue
Belittle Ted in gear that's unconventionalCrossword Clue
Rubbish retained includes last of festering trashCrossword Clue
Run down lair with one fireplaceCrossword Clue
Run down lair with one fireplaceCrossword Clue
Run down to shelter with one place to make a fireCrossword Clue
Run down to shelter with one place to make a fireCrossword Clue
Head off to travel after home is run downCrossword Clue
Disparage — IT grandeeCrossword Clue
To belittle and head off Bidens reform, strike a false noteCrossword Clue

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ALIG
4 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Sacha Baron Cohen character who was featured in a Madonna music videoCrossword Clue
Former HBO personaCrossword Clue
Comedy character who once asked the U.N. secretary general if Disneyland was part of the U.NCrossword Clue
"___ Indahouse" (2002 comedy)Crossword Clue
"Da ___ Show"Crossword Clue
Sacha Baron Cohen personaCrossword Clue
Cohen personaCrossword Clue
Sacha Baron Cohen personaCrossword Clue
Sacha Baron Cohen characterCrossword Clue
Prank interviewer who referred to Buzz Aldrin as "Buzz Lightyear"Crossword Clue

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DEVILLED
8 Letters
1 RELATED CLUES
Cooked very badly, needing something done about itCrossword Clue

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DEVILRY
7 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
Some Halloween mischiefCrossword Clue
Diver at sea going round lake with Yankee showing mischiefCrossword Clue
RogueryCrossword Clue
Wickedness in tedious mischiefCrossword Clue
Bad behaviour arising on stage - tedious to be around thatCrossword Clue
Wicked, getting into unproductive mischiefCrossword Clue
Wickedness of year spent in retirementCrossword Clue
Reckless behaviour wrong in prohibitionistCrossword Clue
Reckless behaviour wrong in prohibitionistCrossword Clue
Charged back into abstemious surroundings to make mischiefCrossword Clue

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MALICE
6 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
"Never attribute to ___ that which is adequately explained by stupidity" (Hanlon's razor)Crossword Clue
Ill — will he swallow one capsule to begin with?Crossword Clue
Spiteful feelingCrossword Clue
Bad feeling in country churchCrossword Clue
Ill intentCrossword Clue
Intent to do harm, one caught punching guyCrossword Clue
Married woman shows animosityCrossword Clue
Oddly mean bloodsuckers getting bad bloodCrossword Clue
Oddly mean bloodsuckers getting bad bloodCrossword Clue
Ill feeling of mum when confronting insectsCrossword Clue

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DISPARAGE
9 Letters
10 RELATED CLUES
DenigrateCrossword Clue
Belittle — Degas pairCrossword Clue
Criticize a gripe, sad, out of orderCrossword Clue
Criticise German in crumbling paradiseCrossword Clue
Criticise German in crumbling paradiseCrossword Clue
Belittle and insult right-wing politicianCrossword Clue
. Run down a girl after dispute in endCrossword Clue
Scorn girls passion after a yearCrossword Clue
Revile girls father and show angerCrossword Clue
Detectives anger about old man getting run downCrossword Clue

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Showing 32 Matching Answers

ASPERSE

9 RELATED CLUES

DEFAME

10 RELATED CLUES

BADMOUTH

10 RELATED CLUES

SLANDER

9 RELATED CLUES

SLUR

10 RELATED CLUES

SMEAR

8 RELATED CLUES

TRADUCE

9 RELATED CLUES

VILIFY

5 RELATED CLUES

ABASE

9 RELATED CLUES

ABUSE

9 RELATED CLUES

EVIL

10 RELATED CLUES

IMPUGN

9 RELATED CLUES

INSULT

9 RELATED CLUES

LIBEL

9 RELATED CLUES

REVILE

7 RELATED CLUES

SINISTER

9 RELATED CLUES

STIGMATIZE

WRONG

10 RELATED CLUES

LEER

10 RELATED CLUES

CAIN

10 RELATED CLUES

ASSAIL

10 RELATED CLUES

DEGRADESCHOOL

TRADUCEUNIONS

DIRECT

10 RELATED CLUES

ISLANDER

10 RELATED CLUES

PANJABI

DENIGRATE

10 RELATED CLUES

ALIG

10 RELATED CLUES

DEVILLED

1 RELATED CLUES

DEVILRY

10 RELATED CLUES

MALICE

10 RELATED CLUES

DISPARAGE

10 RELATED CLUES

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