MAL-


Meaning of MAL- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mæl- ]

Mal- is added to words in order to form new words which describe things that are bad or unpleasant, or that are unsuccessful or imperfect.

Forty per cent of the population is suffering from malnutrition...

The animals were seriously maltreated.

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