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maligned

[muh-lahynd] / məˈlaɪnd /
ADJECTIVE
reviled
Synonyms


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Wyeth and Maxfield Parrish—retained critical and popular esteem, but most were ignored by middle-class tastemakers or maligned as conduits of cultural degeneration.

From The Wall Street Journal

The previously maligned ADP gauge has confirmed the plateauing of payrolls outside the government sector.

From Barron's

Roberts eventually had no choice but to go to his maligned bullpen.

From Los Angeles Times

They are both the most revered and the most maligned cooks in our culture.

From Salon

And there was Kershaw, after his maligned bullpen danced through danger and barely survived, admitting that maybe this game meant a little more.

From Los Angeles Times