| maladroit | not adroit, not skillful, akward, clumsy |
| malady | a bad condition, disease |
| malaise | a vague feeling of illness or depression |
| malapropism | not appropriate,ludicrous misuse of a word that sounds somewhat like the word intended |
| malaria | a disease once thought to be caused by bad air from the swamps |
| malcontent | one who is badly contented, discontended or rebellious person |
| malediction | curse(opp of benediction) |
| malevolent | wishing evil towards others |
| malefeasance | wrongdoing,especially by a public official |
| malice | active bad feeling or ill will |
| malicious | intentionally bad or harmful |
| malign | to speak evil of, to slander |
| malignant | bad or harmful, likely to cause death |
| malinger | to pretend to be in bad health to get out of work |