malfeasance
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) Wrongdoing.
- (countable, uncountable) Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
Synonyms
Translations
delito
malfaisance
prevaricação
atto illecito
Sabotageakt
crim,Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/
Etymology
From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“I do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“do, make”).
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