mal-

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).

Compare male-.

Origin of mal-

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

Words nearby mal-

Maksutov telescope, Makua, Makurdi, makuta, makutu, mal-, mala, Malabar Coast, Malabo, malabsorption, malabsorption syndrome

Definition for mal- (2 of 2)

Mal.

abbreviation

Bible. Malachi.

Malayan.

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Example sentences from the Web for mal-

There is a phrase for the foreigners' rapture: mal d'afrique.
Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About Love|Lea Carpenter|February 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I been thinking that the best thing would be for you to go to the Mal Pais mines with Mr. Neill.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
But in the end, men "shall discern between the righteous and the wicked," Mal.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard
When they were opposite Mal Baie, about twenty-five leagues below Quebec, a strange sail bore in sight.
Old Quebec|Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan

Not in India, but by all that is mal à propos and out of place, in the most modern and material of cities—New York.
A Question of Marriage|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
As in Genesis they are styled "men," mal'akh for "angel" does not occur in Ezekiel.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mal- (1 of 3)

MAL

abbreviation for

Malaysia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for mal- (2 of 3)

mal-

combining form

bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defectivemaladjusted; malfunction

Word Origin for mal-

Old French, from Latin malus bad, male badly

British Dictionary definitions for mal- (3 of 3)

Mal.

abbreviation for

Bible Malachi

Malay(an)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for mal- (1 of 2)

mal

[ măl, mäl ]

n.

A disease or disorder.

Medical definitions for mal- (2 of 2)

mal-

pref.

Bad; badly:malpractice.

Abnormal; abnormally:malformation.

单词	mal-
释义	mal- 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). Compare male-. Origin of mal- Middle English <Old French, representing mal adv. (<Latin male badly, ill) and adj. (<Latin malus bad) Words nearby mal- Maksutov telescope, Makua, Makurdi, makuta, makutu, mal-, mala, Malabar Coast, Malabo, malabsorption, malabsorption syndrome Definition for mal- (2 of 2) Mal. abbreviation Bible. Malachi. Malayan. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mal- There is a phrase for the foreigners' rapture: mal d'afrique. Susan Minot on Africa, Joseph Kony, and the Limits of Writing About Love\|Lea Carpenter\|February 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I been thinking that the best thing would be for you to go to the Mal Pais mines with Mr. Neill. A Texas Ranger\|William MacLeod Raine But in the end, men "shall discern between the righteous and the wicked," Mal. A Christian Directory\|Baxter Richard When they were opposite Mal Baie, about twenty-five leagues below Quebec, a strange sail bore in sight. Old Quebec\|Sir Gilbert Parker and Claude Glennon Bryan Not in India, but by all that is mal à propos and out of place, in the most modern and material of cities—New York. A Question of Marriage\|Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey As in Genesis they are styled "men," mal'akh for "angel" does not occur in Ezekiel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mal- (1 of 3) MAL abbreviation for Malaysia (international car registration) British Dictionary definitions for mal- (2 of 3) mal- combining form bad or badly; wrong or wrongly; imperfect or defectivemaladjusted; malfunction Word Origin for mal- Old French, from Latin malus bad, male badly British Dictionary definitions for mal- (3 of 3) Mal. abbreviation for Bible Malachi Malay(an) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for mal- (1 of 2) mal [ măl, mäl ] n. A disease or disorder. Medical definitions for mal- (2 of 2) mal- pref. Bad; badly:malpractice. Abnormal; abnormally:malformation. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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