malfeasant

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adjective

Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct.

OriginFrench malfaisant →
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Meanings

adjectivemalfeasant (comparative more malfeasant, superlative most malfeasant)

comparative more malfeasant · superlative most malfeasant

  1. Of or relating to malfeasance or misconduct.
nounmalfeasant (plural malfeasants)

plural malfeasants

  1. Someone guilty of such conduct; a malefactor.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
criminalhoodlumperpetrator

Origin

  1. Frenchmalfaisant
  2. Englishmalfeasant

From malfeasance, after such pairs as assistance, assistant, or adapted from French malfaisant.

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APA

malfeasant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfeasant

MLA

“malfeasant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfeasant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “malfeasant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/malfeasant.

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