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malengine.

Evil intent, bad intention; fraud, deceit.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/malˈɛndʒɪn/UK
  1. Evil intent, bad intention; fraud, deceit.

    archaic · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English male engyn, male engyne, from Anglo-Norman mal engin, Middle French mal engin, from mal (“bad, evil”) + engin (“ruse; trickery; deception”).

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