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Synonyms of malfeasance

18 similar words

Another word for malfeasance is wrong. Other synonyms of malfeasance are crime, offense, error, sin and tort.

Synonyms and similar words for malfeasance

nounWrongdoing.

  • misconduct
  • misdoingAn act of wrongdoing; a misdeed.
  • crimeAny great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
  • delict
  • delinquencyA criminal offense.
  • errorSin; transgression.
  • misdeedThat which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • misdemeanorAny act of misbehavior.
  • offenseA crime or sin.
  • peccadilloA petty offense.
  • sinA misdeed or wrong.
  • tortA wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an...
  • tortfeasanceThe condition, or an act, of doing wrong; the act of committing a tort.
  • transgressionA violation of a law, duty or commandment.
  • venialityA venial (pardonable) action or an instance of venial behaviour.
  • villainy
  • wrongAn instance of wronging someone (sometimes with possessive to indicate the wrongdoer).
  • wrongdoingAn instance of doing wrong.

Meaning of malfeasance

  1. noun Wrongdoing.
  2. noun Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.

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Questions about synonyms of malfeasance

What is another word for malfeasance?
Malfeasance has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wrong, crime, offense, error, sin, tort, transgression and misdemeanor.
What does malfeasance mean?
Malfeasance means wrongdoing.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: malfeasance (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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