Multiple choice

Directions: Select the word/phrase nearest in meaning to the word in bold letters.

Malign

  1. Defame

  2. Praise

  3. Follow

  4. Compliment
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Explanation

To malign someone means to speak about them in a harmful, damaging, or slanderous way. "Defame" is the closest synonym as it specifically refers to damaging someone's reputation through malicious speech, which is exactly what maligning means.

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