mal- root words — words with the mal- root

The root mal- comes from Latin malus, meaning bad, evil. 61 words in Dendril are built from it, including dismal, malfunction, malicious, dismally, maladies, maladjusted, malady, malaria, malevolence, malevolent, malformed, malice. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the mal- root

Explore words with mal- — words containing the mal- root and sharing its sense of "bad, evil". Examples include dismal, malfunction, malicious, dismally, maladies, maladjusted, malady, malaria, malevolence, malevolent, malformed, malice. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

The mal- root means bad, evil, from Latin malus. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.