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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
malignant
ma·lig·nant BrE [məˈlɪɡnənt] NAmE [məˈlɪɡnənt] adjective 1. (of a ↑tumour or disease)that cannot be controlled and is likely to cause death •malignant cells Opp: ↑non-malignant compare ↑benign 2. (formal)having or showing a strong desire to harm sb Syn: ↑malevolent Word Origin: [malignant] mid 16th cent. (also in the sense ‘likely to rebel against God or authority’): from late Latin malignant- ‘contriving maliciously’, from the verb malignare. The term was used in its early sense to describe Royalist sympathizers during the English Civil War. Example Bank: •The tests found some malignant cells.
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