mal-

prefix — 8 senses

mal-

prefix

Etymology From Old French mal- from Latin male (“badly”), from malus (“bad”).

8 senses

1evil
2unhealthy, harmful
3unpleasant
4incorrect
5incomplete, unfinished
6poorly, deficiently
7unintentional, mistaken, accidental
8not

› bad, badly

1

Morpheme evil

malism, malinfluence

2

Morpheme unhealthy, harmful

maleffect

3

Morpheme unpleasant

malodor

4

Morpheme incorrect

maldifferentiation

5

Morpheme incomplete, unfinished

maldescent

6

Morpheme poorly, deficiently

malfed, malnourished, malcirculation

7

Morpheme unintentional, mistaken, accidental

malcommunication

8

Morpheme not

maladherence, malcontent

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