Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

malform

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mal-form
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To form badly or wrongly.

Transitive verb

noun

Something formed badly or wrongly.

Etymology

From mal- + form.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

malforms (present, singular) malforming (participle, present) malformed (participle, past) malformed (past) malforms (plural)

Derived Forms

malformin

Synonyms

misform

Questions

What does malform mean?
To form badly or wrongly.
Where does malform come from?
From mal- + form.

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