mal-


  1. a combining form meaning “bad,” “wrongful,” “ill,” occurring originally in loanwords from French (malapert); on this model, used in the formation of other words (malfunction; malcontent).

Origin of mal-

1
Middle English <Old French, representing mal adv. (<Latin male badly, ill) and adj. (<Latin malus bad)

Other definitions for Mal. (2 of 2)

Mal.

abbreviation
  1. Bible. Malachi.

  2. Malayan.

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How to use mal- in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for MAL (1 of 3)

MAL

abbreviation for
  1. Malaysia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for mal- (2 of 3)

mal-

combining form
  1. bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defective: maladjusted; malfunction

Origin of mal-

2
Old French, from Latin malus bad, male badly

British Dictionary definitions for Mal. (3 of 3)

Mal.

abbreviation for
  1. Bible Malachi

  2. Malay(an)

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