Synonyms & related words for malfeasant

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Words related to malfeasant

Explore words related to malfeasant — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include misfeasor, malfeasance, wrongdoer, malefactor, misdoer, reprehensively, miscreant, evildoing. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does malfeasant come from?

The word malfeasant breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: mal-, from Latin male (“badly, wrongfully”); and feasant, from Latin facere (“doing, making”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.