mal

Noun

1. (masculine) trouble, difficulty
2. (masculine) pain
3. (masculine) evil
4. (masculine) damage, harm

Adv

badly

Adj

bad

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mal/

Etymology

From Old French mal, from Latin malus, possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mel- (“bad, wrong”). Near cognates include Portuguese mal, Italian male and Spanish malo.

Concepts

bad

👎

evil

badly

pain

harm

wrong

ill

🤢

ache

trouble

poorly

injury

damage

suffering

hurt

wrongly

difficulty

sickness

incompletely

sick

🤢

sin

adversity

illness

fault

affliction

illnes

wickedness

immorality

impolite

incorrect

iniquity

itch

mal

malady

malefic

maleficence

malevolent

malign

mischief

mischievously

miserable

misery

misfortune

nasty

naughtily

offence

pains

pity

poor

problem

regretful

Synonyms

mauvais

👎

douleur

dommage

peine

maladie

malheur

tort

dégât

blessure

difficulté

immoral

souffrance

malade

🤢

peu bien

médiocrement

durement

vilainement

infirmité

problème

fléau

fort

gale

gêner

gravement

imparfaitement

impoli

in-

incomplètement

incorrect

infection

insuffisamment

malaise

mal de Sainte-Marie

malicieusement

malin

mal poli

mauvaisement

méchant

menace

misère

pauvrement

péché

poli

préjudice

rude

sérieusement

sévèrement

tant

tracas

traumatisme

Translations

mal

male

mal

schlecht

👎

malo

👎

mal

mau

👎

dolent

👎

slecht

👎

zły

κακός

daño

Schmerz

źle

kötü

👎

Sentences

Ceux malades avec le mal de mer .

Those sick with seasickness.

Sa fonction reste mal connue .

Its function remains poorly known.

Le week-end en forêt commence mal pour Brandon Walker et ses amis .

The weekend in the forest begins badly for Brandon Walker and his friends.

Le spectacle fut encore mal reçu par les spectateurs français .

The show was still poorly received by French spectators.