Meaning & use
malignance
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The quality or state of being malignant; harmful intent or a dangerous, destructive nature.
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The critic's review was marked by a surprising malignance toward the young author.
Doctors studied the tumor's malignance to determine the best course of treatment.
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Malignance and malignancy are nearly identical in meaning, though malignancy is far more common in medical writing.
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