mal- en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)molos? Proto-Italic *malos Archaic Latin malos Latin malus Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- From Old French mal- from Latin male (“badly”), from malus (“bad”).
Meanings
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ evil
malism, malinfluence
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ unhealthy, harmful
maleffect
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ unpleasant
malodor
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ incorrect
maldifferentiation
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ incomplete, unfinished
maldescent
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(morpheme) bad, badly ▸ poorly, deficiently
malfed, malnourished, malcirculation
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(morpheme) unintentional, mistaken, accidental
malcommunication
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(morpheme) not
maladherence, malcontent
Synonyms
dys- · hypo- · dys- · mis- · mis- · mis- · dys- · un- · non- · in- · dis- · mis- · mis- · under- · a- · para- · mis- · an- · mis-