Unveiling the Roots of "Mal" and "Male": Exploring Words Associated with Badness
Delve into the origins and meanings of the terms "mal" and "male" as they relate to negative connotations like badness, abnormality, and wrongdoing. Uncover words like malfeasance, malnourished, malefactor, and more that shed light on various aspects of bad behavior and health conditions.
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Read Read- -Around Around REVIEW: mal, male REVIEW: mal, male bad, abnormal; worse,
What are the roots that mean bad?
the roots mal and male
What is the word that names what a public official would be charged with if he did something wrong while in office or showed bad conduct?
malfeasance malfeasance wrongdoing or bad conduct by a public official
What is the word that describes a person who is very unhealthy and has poor eating habits?
malnourished malnourished having bad health or having poor nutrition
What is the word that identifies a character in a story who does bad things?
malefactor malefactor an evildoer; a person who does bad things
What is the word that names the deadly disease that is spread through bad air by infected mosquitoes?
malaria malaria bad air; a disease usually spread by infected mosquitoes
What is the word that describes a terrible rotten egg smell?
malodorous malodorous bad smell; stinky
What is the word that names an illness or sickness that a person may be suffering from?
malady malady bad health; illness; sickness
What is the word that describes bad will or mischief shown by a person?
malice malice wrongdoing or mischief; evil intent; bad will
What is the word that is usually related to something harmful such as a cancerous tumor?
malignant malignant harmful; something bad enough that it could result in death when related to cancer
What is the word that describes the behavior of a bad character or villain in a story?
malevolent malevolent a word that describes a person or character who wishes bad things would happen to others
What is the word that describes a very sad event or situation in which everyone just feels gloomy and down?
dismal dismal depressing; causing gloom or misery; causing bad feelings
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