I see this also as a portmaneau word consisting of malign and ignorant e,g, to use misinformation to denigrate someone or to ridicule something or someone based on a total disregard for the truth or facts. It can also imply malicious misuse or manipulation of the truth for personal gain.

Rick Perry's environmental advisers were unequivocably malignorant in their altered use of the scientists' presentation on climate change.

malignorant by hughchi October 15, 2011

Malignorant

When an individual's ignorance is malignant.

He votes against his own interests because he is malignorant.

Malignorant by LAinChicago July 19, 2017

Malignorant

Being purposely stupid or obtuse with the express purpose of pissing someone off.

Don't be malignorant, you know I'm allergic to cats, but you put one in my coffee anyway.

Malignorant by Mat Findlay February 18, 2009

malignorant

Adjective describing beliefs that are so ignorant that they are like a cancer on society.

The malignorant antivax beliefs of people like Casey will keep us working from home for the next ten years.

malignorant by linguist72 August 11, 2021

malignorant

6.16.26 Today on MSNOW Deadline, former FBI agent and Senior Editor at Lawfare, Michael Feinberg, suggested the need for a single word for someone who is both malevolent and incompetent (e.g. malcompetant
Because incompetence is the result of ignorance, I would suggest:

malignorant (adjective)

(mal-IG-nor-ant)
- displaying a combination of ignorance and harmful intent; both uninformed and malevolent.

Example: “The policy wasn’t merely misguided; it was malignorant.”

malignorant by Wrabbi June 16, 2026

malignant stupidity

A disease marked by a level of lack of intelligence and common sense so deep, so aberrant, so impossibly incurable by any means whatsoever (conventional or otherwise) eventually leading the afflicted individual to perform some act ensuring demise and subsequent enormous amounts of ridicule by society at large for decades to come.

In cases where only the malignantly stupid subject him/herself falls victim to an act leading to self-extinction, nomination for a Darwin Award is in order, having removed themselves as potential polluters of the gene pool and propagation of malignant stupidity in future generations.

However, in cases where an uninvolved or otherwise innocent party/parties has the misfortune of being in close proximity to said act, resulting in death or injury to said party, the afflicted individual's qualification for a Darwin Award has been annulled even if they themselves died in commission of said act.

1. Having suffered from malignant stupidity since childhood, one could hear an audible sigh of relief from the gene pool the day Steve decided it was a GOOD idea to use dynamite to make holes for ice fishing; he EARNED that Darwin Award, the hard way.

2. Steve lost his chance forevermore at receiving a Darwin Award when it was discovered that his brother Jerry was fishing on the lake that day as well, unable to flee for cover before the load exploded, cracking the ice, and Jerry fell in. It is truly a shame that rescuers were unable to find his body until the spring melt, although they did manage to scrape bits and pieces of Steve off the ice.

malignant stupidity by allee12345 January 25, 2009

murderhobo

In a tabletop game, a murderhobo is a player who murders NPCs indiscriminately. This is normally derogatory, referring to a player who totally ignores quests, dialog, backstory, trade, world building etc.

The term is most common with Dungeons and Dragons, but it can be applied to most RPGs where the player is allowed to kill most quest-giving NPCs and NPC traders. E.g. Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Divinity original sin.

DM: The sad little orphan girl tugs at Steve's trenchcoat to get his attention, and ask for help saving her pet dog from...
Steve: I'd like to roll a strength check against strangling the orphan.
Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.

murderhobo by Loup&S September 9, 2021

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