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malefaction

[ mal-uh-fak-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

First recorded in 1375–1425 for an earlier sense; 1595–1605 for current sense; Middle English malefaccioun “impotence”; malefactor, -ion

His preferred field of malefaction is the country that is most nearly anarchical.

The only doubt is that the malefaction is worth the burning.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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