English Words Starting With M

• malecite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmalɪsʌɪt/A member of an Indigenous people (First Nations) primarily inhabiting the St. John River valley in New Brunswick, Canada, and parts of northeastern Maine, USA.
• maledict

  adjectiveverbverb-transitiveVery low (Literary/Archaic)
  /ˈmælɪdɪkt/ (verb), /ˌmælɪˈdɪkt/ (archaic adj.)To speak evil of; to curse; to utter a curse against.
• malediction

  nounC2 (Proficient)
  /ˌmælɪˈdɪkʃ(ə)n/A curse; the utterance of a wish that evil or harm befall someone.
• malefaction

  nounLow
  /ˌmælɪˈfækʃ(ə)n/An evil deed; a crime or wrongdoing.
• malefactor

  nounC1
  /ˈmælɪfæktə(r)/A person who commits a crime or some other wrong; a criminal, an evildoer.
• malefactress

  nounExtremely Rare / Archaic
  /ˈmæl.ɪ.fæk.trɪs/A woman who commits a crime or does evil.
• maleficence

  nounC2
  /məˈlɛfɪs(ə)ns/The act of causing harm or evil; wickedness that results in injury or damage.
• malegaon

  nounVery Low
  /ˌmɑːlɪˈɡaʊn/A proper noun referring to a city in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India.
• maleic acid

  nounC2
  /məˌliːɪk ˈæsɪd/An unsaturated, white crystalline dicarboxylic acid (C4H4O4).
• maleic anhydride

  nounVery Low
  /məˌliːɪk ænˈhaɪdraɪd/A white crystalline compound with the chemical formula C₄H₂O₃, produced by the oxidation of benzene or butane, used primarily in the manufacture of polyester resins and alkyd resins.
• maleic hydrazide

  nounC2
  /məˌliːɪk ˈhaɪdrəzaɪd/A synthetic chemical compound used primarily as a plant growth regulator or herbicide, inhibiting cell division and shoot growth.
• malemute

  nounC2/Rare
  /ˈmalɪmjuːt/A large, powerful breed of Arctic sled dog, originating from Alaska.
• malenkov

  nounVery Low
  /ˈmælənkɒf/A proper noun referring to Georgy Malenkov, a Soviet politician who briefly succeeded Joseph Stalin as the Premier of the Soviet Union in 1953.
• malentendu

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌmælɒ̃ˈtɒ̃d(j)uː/A misunderstanding or misinterpretation between people.
• malevich

  nounLow
  /ˈmæl.ə.vɪtʃ/A proper noun, the surname of Kazimir Malevich (1879–1935), a pioneering Russian and Soviet avant-garde artist and art theorist, the founder of the art movement Suprematism.
• malevolence

  nounC2
  /məˈlɛv.əl.əns/The state or condition of wishing evil or harm upon others; a desire to see others suffer.
• malfeasance

  nounC2
  /mælˈfiːz(ə)ns/Wrongdoing, especially by a public official or professional.
• malfeasant

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˌmalˈfiːz(ə)nt/A person who commits an illegal or wrongful act, especially a public official who violates their duty.
• malformation

  nounC2
  /ˌmalfɔːˈmeɪʃn/A physical defect or abnormality in the shape or structure of a body part, especially one present from birth.
• malfunction

  nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
  /ˌmælˈfʌŋk.ʃən/to fail to function or work properly

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