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malfeasance.

Wrongdoing.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌmælˈfiːzəns/
  1. Wrongdoing.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Old French malfaisance, derived from malfaire, maufaire (“to do evil”), from Latin malefaciō (“to do evil”), from male (“evilly”) + faciō (“to do, make”).

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