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Also from French mal: malaise, an indefinite feeling of bodily discomfort, as in a mild illness, or as a symptom preceding an illness; etymologically, “bad ease,” just as disease (dis-ease) is “lack of ease.”  first the bad news

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Other common words that you are familiar with also spring from Latin malus: malicious, malice, malady; and the same malus functions as a prefix in words like maladjusted, malcontent, malpractice, malnutrition, etc., all with the connotation of badness. Word Power Made Easy SESSION 22

知识	Also from French mal: malaise, an indefinite feeling of bodily discomfort, as in a mild illness, or as a symptom preceding an illness; etymologically, “bad ease,” just as disease (dis-ease) is “lack of ease.”
拓展	Other common words that you are familiar with also spring from Latin malus: malicious, malice, malady; and the same malus functions as a prefix in words like maladjusted, malcontent, malpractice, malnutrition, etc., all with the connotation of badness.
《》	first the bad news
出处	Word Power Made Easy SESSION 22

Words French Mal Malaise Indefinite Feeling Bodily Discomfort Mild