Definitions for maligned
ma·ligned

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1. malignedadjective

   Assailed with contemptuous language

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1. maligned

   Malignancy (from Latin male 'badly', and -gnus 'born') is the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse. Malignancy is most familiar as a characterization of cancer. A malignant tumor contrasts with a non-cancerous benign tumor in that a malignancy is not self-limited in its growth, is capable of invading into adjacent tissues, and may be capable of spreading to distant tissues. A benign tumor has none of those properties. Malignancy in cancers is characterized by anaplasia, invasiveness, and metastasis. Malignant tumors are also characterized by genome instability, so that cancers, as assessed by whole genome sequencing, frequently have between 10,000 and 100,000 mutations in their entire genomes. Cancers usually show tumour heterogeneity, containing multiple subclones. They also frequently have reduced expression of DNA repair enzymes due to epigenetic methylation of DNA repair genes or altered microRNAs that control DNA repair gene expression. Tumours can be detected through the visualisation or sensation of a lump on the body. In cases where there is no obvious representation of a lump, a mammogram or an MRI test can be used to determine the presence of a tumour. In the case of an existing tumour, a biopsy would be then required to make a diagnosis as this detects if the tumour is malignant or benign. This involves examination of a small sample of the tissue in a laboratory. If detected as a malignant tumour, treatment would be necessary. Treatment during early stages is most effective. Forms of treatment include chemotherapy, surgery, photoradiation and hyperthermia, amongst various others.

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1. Maligned

   of Malign

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1. medaling

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maligned in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maligned in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of maligned in a Sentence

1. Lloyd Austin:

   ISIL needs those funds to pay their fighters, to recruit new fighters and to conduct their various maligned activities, you know, we said from the outset of this campaign that to defeat ISIL, we're going to have to take away its ability to resource.

2. Bridget Anne Kelly:

   Having been maligned, I now stand with my family and friends knowing that due process worked. While this may finally have made this case right for me, it does not absolve those who should have truly been held accountable.

3. Mark Warner:

   The dedicated men and women of the Intelligence Community have been through a lot over the last four years, our intelligence professionals have been unfairly maligned. Their expertise, knowledge and analysis has often been ignored or even sometimes ridiculed by a president who seems oftentimes uninterested in facts. Those who bravely spoke the truth were vilified, reassigned, fired or retaliated against.

4. David Gibbs III:

   It is tragically wrong to deny a ministry its day in court when it is publicly maligned, the 1964 Sullivan ruling was intended to protect national media when there was no public internet or social media. This is the perfect moment for the Court to reconsider that legal standard in light of today’s technology. Greater accountability will increase civility and journalistic integrity.

5. Melissa Etheridge:

   When I used it as medicine, it became so clear to me that it has been maligned and misunderstood, and I really wanted to help people who are suffering, i mean, going through chemotherapy is suffering... and cannabis helps so many parts of just that.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maligned
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maligned
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/maligned