mal

Meaning

Adj

1. (abbreviation,alt-of,apocopic,masculine) Apocopic form of malo bad; evil
2. (abbreviation,apocopic,masculine) amiss, awry, off, wrong

Adv

1. badly, poorly, ill
2. awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly
3. hard (functions as an adverb in Spanish but translates as an adjective in English)

Noun

1. (masculine) evil, harm; a bad thing or situation
2. (masculine) disease, illness, ailment
3. (masculine) worse (substantive)

Concepts

bad

evil

badly

wrong

poor

miserable

nasty

harm

ill

amiss

hurt

poorly

damage

wrongly

wrongdoing

disease

hardly

misfortune

malady

affliction

scathe

il

wickedness

calamity

illness

sickness

trouble

ache

filthy

mean

nauseating

ugly

awry

twisted

unjust

unfit

worse

worst

bad health

cranky

imperfectly

disadvantageously

hard

evilness

suffering

mishandle

injury

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmal/

Etymology

Apocopic form of malo, from Latin malus, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“bad, wrong”).

Sentences

El lanzamiento se ha retrasado debido al mal tiempo .

Launch has been delayed due to bad weather.

Los niños , en particular , cantan mal .

Children, in particular, sing poorly.

Acto seguido , ambos pelean y Tom sale muy mal parado .

Immediately afterwards, they both fight and Tom comes out very badly.