Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Malign
Answer
Correct Answer : b ) Flatter
Explanation :Malign (v.) – To speak harmful untruths about someone or something.
Besmirch (v.) – To tarnish or to cause harm to the purity of something.
Flatter (v.) – To try to please by complimentary remarks.
Denigrate (v.) – To speak damagingly of something.
Impugn (v.) – To challenge as false statements.
From the meanings above, the synonym to ‘Malign’ is ‘Flatter’.
Hence, (b) is the correct answer.
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