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单词 malfeasant
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malfeasantn.

Brit. /malˈfiːznt/, U.S. /mælˈfiznt/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: malfeasance n., -ant suffix1.
Etymology: < malfeasance n.: see -ant suffix1. Compare French malfaisant and malfaisant adj.; also damage-feasant adj.
An evildoer, a criminal.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil person > [noun]
fiendc1220
shrewc1250
quedea1275
felon1340
malfeasorc1380
evil-doer1398
forfeiter1413
pucka1450
malefactor?c1450
wicked-doerc1450
improbe1484
wicked1484
Gomorrheana1529
dunghill1542
felonian1594
naughta1639
black sheep1640
pimp1649
hellicat1816
malfeasant1867
a bad sortc1869
bad seed1954
bloody1960
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [adjective]
ill-deedya1500
malefactious1607
malefactory1667
malfeasant1867
society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] > evil-doer
scatheOE
misdoera1325
malfeasorc1380
evil-doer1398
forfeiter1413
wrongerc1449
malefactor?c1450
wicked-doerc1450
wrongdoerc1450
felonian1594
hellcat1603
commissioner1651
misactor1659
malfeasant1867
1867 N.Y. Times 15 July 5/3 Always the more prompt to take offence, in proportion to the previous affection witth which the real or supposed malfeasant had been regarded.
1882 J. Morley Life R. Cobden (1902) xxiv. 84/1 Malfeasants on board a British ship should not be seized but..demanded from the Consul.
1932 L. E. Lawes 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1943–4) iii. 84 We find a constant flow of water on the heads of malfeasants.
1992 M. Blonsky Amer. Mythologies xi. 284 Isn't it better to play the schlemiel than be the malfeasant?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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