MAL-


Meaning of MAL- in English

/ mæl; NAmE / combining form

(in nouns, verbs and adjectives) bad or badly; not correct or correctly :

malpractice

malodorous

malfunction

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WORD ORIGIN

from French mal , from Latin male badly.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.