as in malicious
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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If performance enhancing drugs will improve their lucidity, their ability to solve problems, and in one of the candidate’s cases, improve their truthfulness, morality and malignant narcissism, then suppository away.
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Peter White, Deadline, 27 June 2024
Fujimori had previously revealed he had been diagnosed with a new malignant tumor in May.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
It's thought that this could affect people who already have cancer (malignant tumors).
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Another idea is that the appearance of a second tumor might trigger more aggressive behavior in malignant cells that scattered across the body from the first tumor, said Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, a cancer researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine who did not work on the study.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 25 July 2024
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Peter White, Deadline, 27 June 2024
Fujimori had previously revealed he had been diagnosed with a new malignant tumor in May.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
It's thought that this could affect people who already have cancer (malignant tumors).
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 9 Sep. 2024
Another idea is that the appearance of a second tumor might trigger more aggressive behavior in malignant cells that scattered across the body from the first tumor, said Julio Aguirre-Ghiso, a cancer researcher at Albert Einstein College of Medicine who did not work on the study.
—Angus Chen, STAT, 25 July 2024
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“Malignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malignant. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.
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