🔤 Malfeasance (Noun)

IPA: /ˌmælˈfiːzəns/

✨ Use malfeasance when simple "wrongdoing" doesn’t capture the seriousness or official nature of the offense.

🧠 Meaning

Wrongdoing or misconduct, especially by a public official or person in authority.

✍️ Example Sentences

🔹 The mayor was removed from office after allegations of financial malfeasance surfaced.

🔹 Corporate malfeasance has led to stricter regulations in recent years.

📜 Word Origin

From Anglo-French malfaisance, from Latin mal- ("bad") + facere ("to do") — literally “bad doing.”

💡 Did You Know?

Malfeasance is often used in legal, political, or corporate contexts where the wrongdoing involves abuse of power or betrayal of public trust.

🏷️ Related Words

#misconduct #wrongdoing #corruption #fraud #impropriety #criminality

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