maligned

adjective

ma·​ligned mə-ˈlīnd 

: spoken about in an injurious way : harshly or unfairly criticized

Roma, the largest ethnic minority in Eastern Europe, are perhaps the region's most misunderstood, most persecuted, and maligned minority.

—Carol Silverman

… an aerospace giant that built space shuttles and the much maligned, hugely expensive B-1 long-range bomber.

—Time

Examples of maligned in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The series was adapted into a very maligned M. Night Shyamalan movie, a successful graphic novel, and had its own live-action remake on Netflix. —Chris Murphy, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above