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maladroit

Short Definition : clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling

Definition
(adj) not adroit
Example Sentence
  • a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve
  • a maladroit translation
  • maladroit propaganda
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mal(means bad at doing something)+adroit(it means skillful ).......and someone who is bad at skills in his known area ,considered a maladroit person

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maladroit== mal (bad) + adroit(skillful) therefore maladroit means person having no skill, he musta be clumsy.

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this mnemonic is in hindi....as this word sound like..mala+ad(aaj)+roi+t........mala aaj roi thi because her boss scolded her for not working skillfully and carefully

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mala +droit( its a french word for right hand ...)and right hand people are considered as skillful and clever........so mala is droit girl.

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ADROIT means skilful but if a person is not skilled he is a MALADROIT.

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mal(means bad at doing something)+adroit(means skilled) = Not skilled.

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malady

Short Definition : illness

Definition
(noun) any unwholesome or desperate condition
Example Sentence
  • what maladies afflict our nation?
Definition
(noun) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malady

mala D is a pill ( contraceptive ):: and you take pills when you become ill.

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Malaria is a type of malady

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sounds like mal +lady...........mal(means not in good state or in bad condition)+lady...........means.a lady who is ill

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It denotes a girl with a defect in reproduction.

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Malady rhymes with Melody, the chocolate. Excessive consumption of chocolate will make you fall ill

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malady - MALA D tablets - illness (i hope everybody will get this)

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when ur in malady, hear melody songs...!!!

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What to call her a maal or a lady was a malady!

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my lady has become ILL....

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Mal(bad)+ Body; so illness

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malaise

Short Definition : uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)

Definition
(noun) physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Synonyms : unease uneasiness
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malaise

mal(means bad, not good (of condition)+aise(sounds like ease)....and someone who is not at ease is one who is feeling ill

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Think of malaria

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mal hai tu... always making me uneasy. Mal hai tu!!!

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I ate a jar of MAYONNAISE. Now I feel sick.

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Malai - se; you go to a function and eat a lot of malai dar things and then u feel uneasiness and vague feeling of ill health!

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Malaise in mind when wearing maile(dirty) se clothes.

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Malaise- AALAS aalas lagta hai means dull dul whn some one is feel ill. so malaise = uneasiness or vague feeling of ill health.

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malapropism

Short Definition : comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop

Definition
(noun) the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
Synonyms : malaprop
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malapropism

mal (negative) + prop (proper usage) .. improper usage of words

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Mrs Malaprop was a very famous character of an english play "The Rivals" where she misuses words, creating a comical effect.

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malapropos

Short Definition : inappropriate; ADV.

Definition
(adj) of an inappropriate or incorrectly applied nature Definition
(adv) at an inconvenient time
Synonyms : inopportunely
Example Sentence
  • he arrived inopportunely just as we sat down for dinner
  • she answered malapropos
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malapropos

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a PROPOSal to a girl(named MALA) must always be at APPROPIATE TIME, AND IN APPROPRIATE MANNER/NATURE....tus malapropos meaning can b understood

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(mal)means bad..and (apro)apropriate=not apropriate or inapropriate

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again the same thing,as she always used the word which conveyed a different meaning. Obviously anything which is not spoken correctly is always inappropriate

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mal+appropriate

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malcontent

Short Definition : person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person; ADJ: discontented

Definition
(noun) a person who is discontented or disgusted Definition
(adj) discontented as toward authority
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malcontent

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mal(means not in good state)+content(means satisfied)........iif you are not in a good state you cannot be satisfied.

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mal(not ,bad)+content with(satisfied with)

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Malcontent: With "Maal" (in Hindi means Goods) "Content" inside gifts nobody seems satisfied, so malcontent means dissatisfied or displeased person.

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malediction

Short Definition : curse

Definition
(noun) the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
Synonyms : imprecation
Example Sentence
  • he suffered the imprecations of the mob
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malediction

MALEDICTION=MAL+DICTION. MAL means 'evil or ill' and DICTUM is 'saying'. So to say something evil is to CURSE.

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male+(edict..sounds simillar to addict)....and imagine a situation where there is only one male in family who earns and if he becomes addicted to all bad habits like gambling,robbery,and alcoholism......he is curse on the family and society

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Slang :: To see sheMALE(Chakka's) DICK(penis) is a CURSE for many of us.

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living in a male dominated country is like a curse

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male+dictionary has curses is in it. similarly, 1) malefactor=male has criminal factor in him 2) malevolent=male is voilent(evil) sry!It was just to remember

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mal(bad)+ediction(addiction)...hence any bad addiction is a CURSE by god..or some1

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MAL means evil & DICTION means to speak, thus evil speak = MALEDICTION

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Opposite of BENEDICTION (i.e blessing) .....so this MALEDICTION is curse.

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malediction

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malefactor

Short Definition : evildoer; criminal

Definition
(noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonyms : criminal crook felon outlaw
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malefactor

see it as MAL-EFFECTOR who affects in wrong way

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statistically(factually),male-fact; most of the malefactors are MALES.

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sounds like fearfactor(tv show)......in which they do all deeds which are done by criminals......like breaking glass,eating insects,etc

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suppose a woman commits a crime. Every1 calls her a hard ass. She is a hard ass. She has a certain Mele Factor

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malevolent

Short Definition : wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence

Definition
(adj) wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred
Example Sentence
  • a gossipy malevolent old woman
  • failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful
Definition
(adj) having or exerting a malignant influence
Synonyms : evil malefic malign
Example Sentence
  • malevolent stars
  • a malefic force
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malevolent

malevolent = male +violent Violent males can cause more harm to society than females

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opposite of benevolent

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violent males are wishing evil to the society

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mal(bad)+vol(wish) bad wish or evil wish

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woo for evil ~ woo is to wish aspire something

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malfeasance

Short Definition : wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)

Definition
(noun) wrongful conduct by a public official
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for malfeasance

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Sounds like MAL FEES ANCE What do we mean by it if we say MAL FEES?? Certainly its a bribe. So Malfeasance means officials indulged in taking bribes, a misconduct.

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feasance=performance of an act (or feasibility=possible) mal = bad so, overall meaning is "wrong doing" or "possibly wrong"

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malfeasance = male+ feast. i.e in the FEAST OF MAN ONLY,they will surely do SOMETHING WRONG.

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