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benevolent ► malevolence
/-0ns/ noun [U] \ an act of pure malevolence ma-levo-lent-ly adv.
malfor
ma tion /.maelfoi'meijn;
NAmE -forr'm-/ noun 1 [C] a part of the
body that is not formed correctly ( H Some foetal malformations cannot be
diagnosed until late in pregnancy. vf#
2 [U] the state of not
being
correctly formed
mal
formed /.mael'foimd;
NAmE -'forrmd/ adj. (technical Ain) badly formed or
shaped mal-fu notion /.maerfArjkfn/ verb [V] (of a machine,
etc. tflU^)' to fail to work correctly ;
AA; * M
St
PS ►
malfunction noun [C, U] mal
ice /'maelis/
noun [U] a feeling of
hatred for sb that causes a desire to harm them MM', £§111: He sent the letter out of malice, -fife ttfBM0 0 She is entirely
without malice. <> He certainly
bears you no malice (= does not want to
harm you). #, 'Xifffc—IBB! with .malice a'forethought (law W) with the deliberate
intention of committing a crime or harming sb D;gi3E^P;
WMffiA ma
li cious /ma'lijas/
adj. having or showing
hatred and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings ff W M M $J; 35 H 1$ EHZ3 MALEVOLENT, SPITEFUL :
malicious gossipAies/rumours 35# WitWAin / itW / iSW o He took malicious
pleasure in telling me what she had said.
o ► ma-li-cious-ly
adv.
ma-lign
/ma'lain/ verb, adj.
m
verb [VN] (formal) to say bad things
about sb/sth publicly ( ) iliHi, 4* ft BOCIslander: Shefeeb
she has been much
maligned by the press. Mitt# Mil 3\
7§r«m&jitao
• adj. [usually before noun] (formal) causing harm 31
&ft a malign
forceAnfluence/effect
A
/ IPl"l / ftffl — compare benign
ma-lig-nancy /ma'lignansi/ noun (pi. -ies) (formal) 1 [C] a malignant mass
of tissue in the body 35 ‘14 W M tumour
2 [U] the state of being
malignant 35i£; 35 H ma lignant /malignant/ adj. 1 (of a tumour or disease W M that
cannot be controlled and is
likely
to cause death 3514 (ft: malignant celb 3514fSi£ffl lift
—compare benign(2) ET313 non-malignant 2 (formal) having or showing a
strong desire to harm sb SglClft; 35H£ft EE0 MALEVOLENT ma
lin ger /ma'lir)ga(r)/
verb [V] (usually be malingering) (disapproving) to pretend to be
ill/sick, especially in order to avoid work ( Ala Ai&iSIft ) ► ma-lin- ger-er noun
mall 0-w /mo:l; BrE also mael/ noun (especially NAmE)
= shopping mall: Let’s go to the mall. Af^I^Eo 0 Some teenagers were
hanging out at the mall. WSW
mal lam (also Mal lam) /‘maelam/ noun (WAfrE) a Muslim religious
teacher; sometimes used as a a title of respect for anybody who is seen as wise
or highly educated, for example a university teacher % 0 ; %
(> mal
lard /'maelard;
NAmE 'maelard/ noun (pi. mal-lards or mal-lard) a common wild duck mal
le able
/'maeliabl/
adj. 1 (technical Ain) (of metal, etc. ^ H #)
that can be hit or pressed into different shapes easily without breaking or
cracking nJIlljirfft; pfSIiffilft; iiiw 2 (of people, ideas,
etc. A, &&$&) easily influenced or changed oJiKft;
$
) (ft ►
mal-le-abil-ity /.maelia'bilati/ noun [U] mal let /'maelit/ noun 1 a hammer with a
large wooden head A tit —picture o tool 2 a hammer with a long handle and a wooden head,
used for hitting the ball in the games of croquet
and polo ( £g5$fqB,^j53fj(ft ) j£fS, —
picture o page R31 mal low /'maelau; NAmE -lou/ noun [C, U] a plant with
stems covered with small hairs
and pink, purple or white flowers
mall-rat /'moilraet/ noun (NAmE, informal) a young person who
spends a lot of time in shopping
malls,
often in a large group of
friends St ( ) HAS
malm sey /'maimzi/ noun [u, C] a type of strong sweet wine
mal nour ished /.maernAriJt; NAmE -‘n3:r-/ adj. in bad health because of
a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food
mal nu tri tion /.maelnjui'tnjn; NAmE -nu:-/ noun [U] a poor condition of
health caused by a lack of food or a lack of the right type of food # ^ A Ik — compare NUTRITION
mal-odor-ous /.mael'audaras; NAmE -'oudaras/ adj.
(formal or literary) having an unpleasant
smell 35ji:(ft
mal
practice /.mael'praektis/
noun [U, C] (law W) careless, wrong or
illegal behaviour while in a professional job^lR; medical malpractice AUk 0 a
malpractice suit o He b currently standing trial
for alleged malpractices. , IE/E:x:Ao
malt
/mo:lt;
BrE also mnlt/ noun 1 [U] grain, usually barley, that has been left in water for a period of time and
then dried, used for making beer, whisky, etc. fkM 2 [U,
C] =
MALT WHISKY 3 [U, C] (NAmE) = MALTED MILK
malt-ed
/'moiltid/
adj. [only before noun] 1 having been made into
malt $
A it
1%
(ft : malted
barley AM# 2 having had malt added to it )jnA^3P(ft
.malted
'milk (NAmE also malt) noun [u, c] a hot or cold drink made from malt and dried milk mixed with water or milk and usually
sugar, sometimes ice cream and/or chocolate added Mal tese /'moiltirz/ adj., noun (pi. Mal-tese)
■
adj. from
or connected with Malta S,5i&(ft
■
noun 1 [C] a person from
Malta 4 A 2 [U] the language of
.Maltese
’’cross noun a cross whose arms are
equal in length and have wide ends with V-shapes cut out of them AMAM V )
malt-house /'moilthaus/
(BrE also malt-ings /'moiltirjz/) noun a building in which malt is prepared and stored
mm'
Mal
thusian /mael'Gjuizian/
adj. related to the theory of
Thomas Malthus that, since populations naturally grow faster than the supply of
food, failure to control their growth leads to disaster ( iAA&TA
mal tose /'moiltauz; -taus; NAmE -touz; -tous/ noun [U] (biology 4) a sugar that substances
in the body make from starch (= a
food substance found in flour, rice, potatoes, etc.)
mal treat /.mael'triit/ verb [VN] to be very cruel
to a person or an animal jS# HT71 ill-treat ► mal-treat-
ment noun [U]
.malt
'vinegar noun [U] vinegar which is made from grain rather than from wine
mm)
.malt
'whisky (also
malt) noun [U, C] high quality whisky from
±a
mam
/maem/
noun (BrE,
dialect, informal) mother #4#4 mama (also mamma) /'maema/ noun 1 (BrE also /ma'ma:/) (NAmE or BrE, old-fashioned) mother M £4 — see also mummy(I) 2 in some places in Africa, a mother or older woman
(often used as a title that shows respect) A*4
( W
) : Leave thb work to us,
mama.
Mo O Miriam Makeba became
known as Mama Africa. AMMf •
o 0 Mama Ngina Kenyatta • Wfli^AA
mama's boy noun
(NAmE) = mummy’s boy mamba /'maemba/ noun a black or green poisonous African snake «ii!lr£ ( W
mm)
mambo /'maembau;
NAmE -bou/ noun (pi. mambos) 1 a lively Latin
American dance ||}2£$p ( JiTIt ) 2 a female voodoo priest
mam
mal /‘maeml/
noun any animal that gives
birth to live babies, not eggs, and feeds its young on milk.