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malefit

malefit noun: a detriment or disadvantage.

Noun

malefit (plural malefits)

  1. A detriment or disadvantage
    • However, if there are elements of similarity or dissimilarity, such as benefits and malefits to mankind, it can be useful to make such a comparison even if it cannot be made quantitatively.2013, Lawrence Kamm, Radical Ideas

Synonyms of malefit

Antonyms

Forms of malefit

pluralmalefits

Origin of malefit

Attested from 1700s. Learned borrowing from Latin malefit, modeled on benefit. Equivalent to French malfaire.

Questions about malefit

What does malefit mean?
Malefit means a detriment or disadvantage.
What part of speech is malefit?
Malefit is a noun.
What is the plural of malefit?
The plural of malefit is malefits.

Words near malefit in the dictionary

  1. maleficiation
  2. maleficience
  3. maleficient
  4. maleficiently
  5. malefics
  6. malefit
  7. malefits
  8. malefolk
  9. malefolks
  10. maleformation
  11. maleformations

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