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having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it
- a malignant wish to lash out at everyone who was smarter, richer, or better-looking than he was
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“Malignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignant. Accessed 5 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of malignant was in 1542
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