| malefaction |
an evil or criminal act. |
| malefactor |
one who commits a crime or does evil; criminal or wrongdoer. |
| malefic |
evil; sinister; baleful. |
| maleficence |
harm; evil. [2 definitions] |
| maleficent |
causing harm or evil. |
| Maleia |
the southeastern promontory of the Peloponnesus, where, in Greek mythology, Odysseus was thrown off course; Cape Maleia. |
| malevolence |
the state or quality of being malevolent. |
| malevolent |
wishing or doing evil to others; ill-willed; malicious. |
| malfeasance |
an illegal act or wrongdoing, esp. by a public official. |
| malformation |
faulty or abnormal formation, esp. in the structure of a living organism; defect. |
| malformed |
abnormally formed. |
| malfunction |
to fail to operate or function. [3 definitions] |
| Mali |
a West African country between Mauritania and Niger. |
| malic acid |
a crystalline acid found esp. in unripe fruit such as apples and tomatoes. |
| malice |
the wish to harm or hurt others; hostility; animosity. [2 definitions] |
| malicious |
characterized by or displaying malice. |
| malicious mischief |
the intentional destruction of another person's property or belongings. |
| malign |
to speak badly of; defame; slander. [2 definitions] |
| malignancy |
the state or quality of being malignant. [3 definitions] |
| malignant |
evil or injurious in intent, effect, or character. [2 definitions] |
| malignity |
the condition or character of being malign or deadly. [2 definitions] |