† malefactionn.¹

Forms: late Middle English malefaccion, late Middle English malefaccioun, 1500s malefaction.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin malefaction-, malefactio.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin malefaction-, malefactio fainting fit, illness, suffering (a400; a1250 in British sources) < classical Latin malefact- , past participial stem of malefacere (see malefact n.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French malefaçon (1314 in the sense ‘deformity’; compare malefaction n.²), Middle French malefaction impotence caused by sorcery (1478).

Obsolete.

A sickness, esp. impotence or a fainting fit.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun]

unhealc700

untrumnessc897

adleeOE

sicknessc967

cothec1000

unhealthc1000

woe?a1200

ail?c1225

lying?c1225

maladyc1275

unsoundc1275

feebless1297

languora1375

languishc1384

disease1393

aegritudea1400

lamea1400

maleasea1400

soughta1400

wilc1400

malefaction?a1425

firmityc1426

unwholesomenessc1449

ill1450

languenta1500

distemperancea1535

the valley of the shadow of death1535

affect?1537

affection?1541

distemperature1541

inability1547

sickliness1565

languishment1576

cause1578

unhealthfulness1589

crazedness1593

languorment1593

evilness1599

strickenness1599

craziness1602

distemper1604

unsoundness1605

invaletude1623

unhealthiness1634

achaque1647

unwellness1653

disailment1657

insalubrity1668

faintiness1683

queerness1687

invalidity1690

illness1692

ill health1698

ailment1708

illing1719

invalescence1724

peakingness1727

sickishness1727

valetudinariness1742

ailingness1776

brash1786

invalidism1794

poorliness1814

diseasement1826

invalidship1830

valetudinarianism1839

ailing1862

invalidhood1863

megrims1870

pourriture1890

immersement1903

bug1918

condition1920

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 150 ^v Of passions of þe ȝerde. First of infrigidacioun & malefaccioun, i. yuel doing [L. malefactione]; þise, forsoþ, ar trespasez þat fallen in membrez generatyue, most in men..malefaccioun, which is priuacioun of delyng with.

c1475 in J. Norri Names of Sicknesses in Eng. 1400–1550 (1992) 249 For the malefaccion. Take puliole & grynde it wele and tempre it vp with eysell & ley it to a mannes nose þat is syke and sodeynly ouercome with an yuyll þat men callen malefaccion in Latyn & anon ryght he schall wake & speke.

1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 28 Bodies ouertaken with any uniuersall malefaction.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

malefactionn.²

Brit.

/ˌmalᵻˈfakʃn/, U.S.

/ˌmæləˈfækʃən/

Forms: 1600s male ffaction, 1600s– malefaction.

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin malefact- , malefacere , -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < classical Latin malefact-, past participial stem of malefacere (see malefact n.) + -ion suffix¹ (compare -faction comb. form), perhaps influenced by malefaction n.¹, or by Old French, Middle French malefaçon (early 14th cent. in the sense ‘wrongdoing’) or post-classical Latin malefactio stolen property, product of an evil deed (12th-13th centuries in British sources).

a. Evildoing; an instance of evildoing, a criminal act.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil action > [noun]

wonder1154

wickednessa1300

perpetrationc1429

maleficence1533

wicked-doing1535

malefaction1604

perpetrating1615

malefacture1635

society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun]

sinc825

naughteOE

unnuteOE

sinningc1000

unrightOE

un-i-selthlOE

wonder1154

misguiltc1200

misdoinga1225

teeninga1225

miss?c1225

crimec1250

misdeed?c1250

wickednessa1300

mischiefa1387

evil-doing1398

mistakinga1400

perpetrationc1429

wrongingc1449

maledictionc1475

maleficence1533

wicked-doing1535

foul play1546

misdealing1571

flagition1598

delinquency1603

malefaction1604

meschancy1609

malefacture1635

misacting1651

guilt1726

flagitiosity1727

malpractice1739

malfeasance1856

peccation1861

miscreance1972

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime

crimec1384

broke1481

facta1533

malefact1534

penalty1579

malefaction1604

malefacture1635

job1679

offence1683

criminality1750

operationa1902

1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 594 Guilty creatures..Haue..Beene strooke so to the soule, that presently They haue proclaim'd their malefactions .

a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iii. ii. 65 And all thy male ffactions armd wth lyes.

1793 ‘A. Pasquin’ Authentic Mem. W. Hastings (new ed.) 20 That overbearing tide of prejudice, which would..come rushing down even upon innocence when charged with malefactions.

1805 T. Holcroft Mem. Bryan Perdue I. 70 The vice of gaming was not the only malefaction of my father.

1900 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 6/2 The misery caused by their malefaction.

1997 T. Morrison Paradise 14 The Old Fathers recited the stories of that journey:..away from prairie-dog towns fifty miles wide and Satan's malefactions.

†b. Occasionally: an act of wrong or injury to a person. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xi. §72. 194 Such disregard of self as brings on suffering, bodily or mental, is a malefaction to others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	malefaction
释义	† malefactionn.¹ Forms: late Middle English malefaccion, late Middle English malefaccioun, 1500s malefaction. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin malefaction-, malefactio. Etymology: < post-classical Latin malefaction-, malefactio fainting fit, illness, suffering (a400; a1250 in British sources) < classical Latin malefact- , past participial stem of malefacere (see malefact n.) + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Old French, Middle French malefaçon (1314 in the sense ‘deformity’; compare malefaction n.²), Middle French malefaction impotence caused by sorcery (1478). Obsolete. A sickness, esp. impotence or a fainting fit. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] unhealc700 untrumnessc897 adleeOE sicknessc967 cothec1000 unhealthc1000 woe?a1200 ail?c1225 lying?c1225 maladyc1275 unsoundc1275 feebless1297 languora1375 languishc1384 disease1393 aegritudea1400 lamea1400 maleasea1400 soughta1400 wilc1400 malefaction?a1425 firmityc1426 unwholesomenessc1449 ill1450 languenta1500 distemperancea1535 the valley of the shadow of death1535 affect?1537 affection?1541 distemperature1541 inability1547 sickliness1565 languishment1576 cause1578 unhealthfulness1589 crazedness1593 languorment1593 evilness1599 strickenness1599 craziness1602 distemper1604 unsoundness1605 invaletude1623 unhealthiness1634 achaque1647 unwellness1653 disailment1657 insalubrity1668 faintiness1683 queerness1687 invalidity1690 illness1692 ill health1698 ailment1708 illing1719 invalescence1724 peakingness1727 sickishness1727 valetudinariness1742 ailingness1776 brash1786 invalidism1794 poorliness1814 diseasement1826 invalidship1830 valetudinarianism1839 ailing1862 invalidhood1863 megrims1870 pourriture1890 immersement1903 bug1918 condition1920 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 150 ^v Of passions of þe ȝerde. First of infrigidacioun & malefaccioun, i. yuel doing [L. malefactione]; þise, forsoþ, ar trespasez þat fallen in membrez generatyue, most in men..malefaccioun, which is priuacioun of delyng with. c1475 in J. Norri Names of Sicknesses in Eng. 1400–1550 (1992) 249 For the malefaccion. Take puliole & grynde it wele and tempre it vp with eysell & ley it to a mannes nose þat is syke and sodeynly ouercome with an yuyll þat men callen malefaccion in Latyn & anon ryght he schall wake & speke. 1590 W. Clever Flower of Phisicke 28 Bodies ouertaken with any uniuersall malefaction. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online December 2020). malefactionn.² Brit. /ˌmalᵻˈfakʃn/, U.S. /ˌmæləˈfækʃən/ Forms: 1600s male ffaction, 1600s– malefaction. Origin: Probably a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin malefact- , malefacere , -ion suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < classical Latin malefact-, past participial stem of malefacere (see malefact n.) + -ion suffix¹ (compare -faction comb. form), perhaps influenced by malefaction n.¹, or by Old French, Middle French malefaçon (early 14th cent. in the sense ‘wrongdoing’) or post-classical Latin malefactio stolen property, product of an evil deed (12th-13th centuries in British sources). a. Evildoing; an instance of evildoing, a criminal act. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > evil action > [noun] wonder1154 wickednessa1300 perpetrationc1429 maleficence1533 wicked-doing1535 malefaction1604 perpetrating1615 malefacture1635 society > morality > moral evil > wrong conduct > evildoing or wrongdoing > [noun] sinc825 naughteOE unnuteOE sinningc1000 unrightOE un-i-selthlOE wonder1154 misguiltc1200 misdoinga1225 teeninga1225 miss?c1225 crimec1250 misdeed?c1250 wickednessa1300 mischiefa1387 evil-doing1398 mistakinga1400 perpetrationc1429 wrongingc1449 maledictionc1475 maleficence1533 wicked-doing1535 foul play1546 misdealing1571 flagition1598 delinquency1603 malefaction1604 meschancy1609 malefacture1635 misacting1651 guilt1726 flagitiosity1727 malpractice1739 malfeasance1856 peccation1861 miscreance1972 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [noun] > crime > a crime crimec1384 broke1481 facta1533 malefact1534 penalty1579 malefaction1604 malefacture1635 job1679 offence1683 criminality1750 operationa1902 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet ii. ii. 594 Guilty creatures..Haue..Beene strooke so to the soule, that presently They haue proclaim'd their malefactions . View more context for this quotation a1641 T. Heywood Captives (1953) iii. ii. 65 And all thy male ffactions armd wth lyes. 1793 ‘A. Pasquin’ Authentic Mem. W. Hastings (new ed.) 20 That overbearing tide of prejudice, which would..come rushing down even upon innocence when charged with malefactions. 1805 T. Holcroft Mem. Bryan Perdue I. 70 The vice of gaming was not the only malefaction of my father. 1900 Daily Tel. 27 Aug. 6/2 The misery caused by their malefaction. 1997 T. Morrison Paradise 14 The Old Fathers recited the stories of that journey:..away from prairie-dog towns fifty miles wide and Satan's malefactions. †b. Occasionally: an act of wrong or injury to a person. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xi. §72. 194 Such disregard of self as brings on suffering, bodily or mental, is a malefaction to others. 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