mal-

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mal-

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

prefix

morpheme evil malism, malinfluence
Similar: mis-
morpheme unhealthy, harmful maleffect
Similar: mis-
morpheme unpleasant malodor
Similar: mis-
morpheme incorrect maldifferentiation
Similar: mis-, para-, dis-, dys-
morpheme incomplete, unfinished maldescent
Similar: mis-
morpheme poorly, deficiently malfed, malnourished, malcirculation
Similar: mis-, under-, hypo-, dys-
morpheme unintentional, mistaken, accidental malcommunication
Similar: mis-
morpheme not maladherence, malcontent
Similar: a-, an-, dys-, in-, non-, un-

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MLA

"mal-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mal-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mal-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mal-

Chicago

"mal-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mal-.

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@misc{mal_2026,
  title = {mal-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mal-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}