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much-maligned

🇬🇧 UK/mʌtʃ-mə'lɪgnd/🇺🇸 US/'mʌtʃməl'aɪnd/

Definitions

adj.

Widely criticized or spoken badly of, often unfairly

备受非议的;饱受批评的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
muchother
+
-other
+
malbad, ill, wrong
+
ignto regard with contempt, to treat as unworthy
+
edto make, having
=much-maligned

Common Collocations

  • 1.much-maligned politician饱受批评的政治家
  • 2.much-maligned policy饱受批评的政策

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Despite being much-maligned by critics, the film found success with audiences.

  • 2.

    The much-maligned politician finally resigned after years of public pressure.

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