What are some words that start with mal?

Answer 1

The root word 'mal', which is Latin for 'bad' is found in these words, among several others:

MALADROIT, meaning inept or clumsy.

MALNOURISHED, meaning underfed or starved.

MALFUNCTIONING, meaning disabled or not working properly.

MALADJUSTED, meaning not adapted.

MALODOROUS, meaning bad-smelling or disgusting

MALEFACTOR, meaning a person who does ill to others (opposite of 'benefactor', 'bene' meaning 'good' in Latin!)

Answer 2

maladjusted

malapropism

malady

mall

malicious

malignant

malt

malefactor

malefaction

malodorous

malfeasance

malcontent

malnutrition

maltreatment

maltreat

malinger

malign

malnourished

malnourish

malevolence

Answer 3

Words that start with the prefix -mal (bad, wrongful, or ill) are:

malabsorption,

maladaptation, maladapted, maladaptive,

maladjusted, maladjustive, maladjustment,

maladminister, maladministered, maladministering, maladministers, maladministration,

maladroit, maladroitly, maladroitness,

malady, maladies

malaise,

malapert, malapertly, malapertness,

malapportioned, malapportionment,

malaprop, malapropian, malapropism, malapropist, malapropos,

malaria, malarial, malarian, malariologies, malariologist, malarious,

malaromas,

malcontent, malcontented, malcontentedly, malcontentedness,

maldistribution,

maledict, maledicted, maledicting, malediction, maledictory,

malefaction, malefactor,

malefic, maleficence, maleficences, maleficent,

malevolence, malevolent, malevolently,

malfeasance,

malfed,

malformation, malformed,

malfunction, malfunctioned, malfunctioning, malfunctions,

malice, malicious, maliciously, maliciousness,

malign, maligned, malignly, maligns, maligning

malignant, malignance, malignancy, malignantly,

maligner, malignities, malignity, malingered, malingerer, maligners, malingering,

malison,

malnutrition, malnourished, malnutritions,

malocclusion,

malodor, malodorous, malodorously, malodorousness,

malposed, malposition,

malpractice, malpractitioner,

maltreat, maltreated, maltreater, maltreating, maltreatment,

malversation

Answer 4

Malcontent, malicious, maltreated, malnutrition, animal, and malapropism all have the letters "mal" in them. In all of the words except "animal", mal- is a prefix meaning "bad". It comes from the Latin root word "malus", which means "bad, evil".

Answer 5

malnutrition, malcontent, malice, malicious, malnourished, malinger, malign, malaria, malignant.

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Answer 6

Some words that start with "mal" include: malfunction, malnutrition, malicious, and maltreated.

Answer 7

malicious use your brain!

Answer 8

Malicious