Question: what are words with the prefix mal?
Answer: Mala fide: Doing something in bad faith, in an attempt to deceive someone. Malabsorption: Bad absorption of food. Maladjusted: A bad ability to adjust to a social environment. Malaise: A general state of feeling badly; sickness. Malign: Evil-natured. Malefactor: Evildoer. Malady: Bad disease.