Meaning of Malfeasance | Babel Free
ˌmælˈfiːzənsDefinitions
- Wrongdoing.
- Misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official and causing damage.
Equivalents
العربية
ارتكاب عمل محظور
Български
злоупотреба
Deutsch
(böswilliges) Dienstvergehen
Sabotage
Sabotageakt
Schandtat
schwere Missetat
schwerwiegendes Fehlverhalten
Übeltat
Untat
Português
prevaricação
Svenska
myndighetsmissbruk
Examples
“For starters, back-burnering malfeasance, usually in the form of graft, risks repeating the kind of disastrous mistakes that the United States made in Afghanistan.”
“By then, Mr. Altman had gathered more allies. Mr. Nadella, now confident that Mr. Altman was not guilty of malfeasance, threw Microsoft’s weight behind him.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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