: spoken about in an injurious way : harshly or unfairly criticized
Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Eastern Europe, are perhaps the region's most misunderstood, most persecuted, and maligned minority.—
Carol Silverman
Carol Silverman… an aerospace giant that built space shuttles and the much maligned, hugely expensive B-1 long-range bomber.—Time
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The series was adapted into a very maligned M. Night Shyamalan movie, a successful graphic novel, and had its own live-action remake on Netflix.
—Chris Murphy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
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Chris Murphy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021
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“Maligned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maligned. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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